§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what funds have been allocated to Shrewsbury and Atcham borough council for(a) child safety and (b) safe routes to school, for each year since 1997. [131708]
§ Mr. HillBetween 1996–97 and 1999–2000, Shropshire county council was allocated funding through the Transport Policies and Programme (TPP) system towards local safety schemes, integrated transport packages and minor works. Any funding for child safety schemes and safe routes to school would have been made from the local safety scheme element of these allocations. The table gives details of the total TPP allocations to Shropshire from 1996–97 to 1999–2000.
£ million Year Total TPP allocation 1996–97 4.328 1997–98 4.207 1998–99 3.364 1999–2000 4.348 From 2000–01 onwards, under the new Local Transport Plan system, authorities receive an integrated capital block allocation for all local transport and maintenance purposes—except schemes costing more than £5 million, which are funded separately. For 2000–01, Shropshire has been allocated £6.093 million for these purposes.