§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport which local authorities received supplementary credit approvals related to roads maintenance and repair in each financial year since 2000–01; and what the total amount received was in each case for(a) flood damage and (b) other causes. [86110]
§ Mr. JamiesonAll local authorities in England (outside London) received capital support in the form of supplementary credit approvals for road maintenance in 2000–01 and 2001–02. Capital support to authorities for road maintenance in 2002–03 is in the form of basic credit approvals except for major maintenance schemes with a gross cost exceeding £5 million. The following four authorities have received supplementary credit approvals in 2002–03 for major maintenance schemes
BedfordshireHaltonNewcastle Upon TyneOldhamThe support made available to authorities each year does not separately identify the provision for road maintenance and repair relating to flood damage and to other causes. We separately provided £23 million in 2001–02 in support to the following 22 authorities in England for the repair of roads worst affected by flooding in the previous winter and spring:
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Amount in thousands (£000) Local authority names Flood damage 2001–02 Brighton and Hove 341 Derby 106 Hartlepool 66 Herefordshire 988 Medway 162 Portsmouth 180 Redcar and Cleveland 195
Amount in thousands (£000) Local authority names Flood damage 2001–02 Telford and The Wrekin 401 West Berkshire 364 Devon 879 East Sussex 1,656 Gloucestershire 894 Hampshire 5,051 Kent 5,333 North Yorkshire 1,258 Northumberland 100 Shropshire 256 Surrey 1,440 West Sussex 1,684 Wiltshire 930 Oldham 931 LB Richmond 50 Total 23,265