Shona MclsaacTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement about bursaries to local authorities for the promotion of travel plans. [148735]
§ Mr. HillFollowing an invitation last November we received 263 bids from a total of 153 local traffic authorities and passenger transport executives in England for bursaries to employ dedicated staff to promote travel plans to schools and businesses in their area. I am happy to announce today that we have been able to accept bids for 111 posts across the country. The successful authorities with the number of posts that have been accepted are as listed. Funding will normally be for three years within a limit of £30,000 a year per post.
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Authority Number Type GO region Bedfordshire 1 CC East Buckinghamshire 2 CC South East Cambridgeshire 1 CC East Derbyshire 1 CC East Midlands Devon 1 CC South West Dorset 1 CC South West Durham 1 CC North East Essex 1 CC East Gloucestershire 1 CC South West Hampshire 2 CC South East 318W
Authority Number Type GO region Hertfordshire 1 CC East Lancashire 1 CC North West Lincolnshire 1 CC East Midlands Norfolk 2 CC East North Yorkshire 11 CC Yorkshire &Humberside Shropshire 2 CC West Midlands Somerset 2 CC South West Warwickshire 1 CC West Midlands West Sussex 1 CC South East Wiltshire 21 CC South West Worcestershire 2 CC West Midlands Cheshire 2 CC North West Bournemouth 2 U South West Bristol City 2 U South West Hartlepool 1 U North East Luton 1 U East Medway 2 U South East Middlesbrough 1 U North East Nottingham City 2 U East Midlands Peterborough City 1 U East Poole 2 U South West Portsmouth City 2 U South East Rutland 1 U East Midlands South Gloucestershire 2 U South West Southend-on-Sea 2 U East Stockton-on-Tees 2 U North East Stoke-on-Trent 2 U West Midlands Swindon 1 U South West Telford and Wrekin 2 U West Midlands York 1 U Yorkshire and Humberside Bromley 1 LB London Croydon 1 LB London Greenwich 1 LB London Hammersmith and Fulham 1 LB London Harrow 2 LB London Lambeth 2 LB London Merton 1 LB London Redbridge 1 LB London Wandsworth 1 LB London Kingston upon Thames 1 LB London Transport for London 2 TFL Transport for London Birmingham City 1 MET West Midlands Bradford City 1 MET Yorkshire and Humberside Coventry City 1 MET West Midlands Dudley 2 MET West Midlands Gateshead 2 MET North East Kirklees 1 MET Yorkshire and Humberside Leeds City 2 MET Yorkshire and Humberside Newcastle upon Tyne 2 MET North East North Tyneside 1 MET North East Sheffield City 1 MET Yorkshire and Humberside Sunderland 1 MET North East Wakefield 1 MET Yorkshire and Humberside Walsall 1 MET West Midlands Greater Manchester 11 PTA North West Merseyside 5 PTA North West Centro 1 PTE West Midlands South Yorkshire 1 PTE Yorkshire and Humberside Tyne and Wear Nexus 1 PTE North East West Yorkshire 2 PTE Yorkshire and Humberside 1Full time equivalent posts