HL Deb 31 July 1998 vol 592 cc261-2WA
Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What provision they intend to make for investment in trunk roads in England. [HL3265]

Lord Whitty

We have today announced our new priorities for trunk road investment. Planned provision for the Highways Agency's programmes for the next three financial years is as follows:

1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Trunk road maintenance 651 740 794 780
Making better use of trunk road network 139 139 193 220
1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Existing road schemes 445 350 259 137
New schemes in Targeted Programme of Improvements 0 0 51 234
Private Finance 114 177 238 208
Total 1,349 1,406 1,535 1,579

The Highways Agency will work up more detailed plans for delivering this programme which will be published as a part of its normal planning cycle.