§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of new road are under construction in London and the South-East under the supervision of the Highways Agency. [81256]
§ Mr. SpellarThe Highways Agency is supervising the construction of 35.2 miles of road in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex and Kent. This includes the on-line widening of the A2/M2 road.
Transport for London is responsible for roads in London.
§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent in each year from 1990 on the construction of(a) new roads and (b) new railway lines, excluding in both cases the refurbishment of existing capacity. [81576]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 20 November 2002]: The information requested is shown in the table.
Expenditure on the construction of new roads and rail lines £million1 National roads Jubilee line extension 1990–91 1,270 41 1991–92 1,277 62 1992–93 1,309 67 1993–94 1,345 255 1994–95 1,218 371 1995–96 1,125 588 1996–97 1,007 657 1997–98 875 476 1998–99 714 283 1999–2000 663 655 2000–01 677 0 2001–02 829 0 2002–03 1,032 0 2003–04 1,003 0 2004–05 1,196 0 2005–06 1,206 0 Total 16,746 3,455 1Outturn prices Notes:
Total expenditure on construction of the channel tunnel rail link to the end of 2000–01 was £1,343 million. An annual breakdown of this figure could be provided only at disproportionate cost. An additional £983 million was spent in 2001–02.
The figures for national roads are not on a consistent basis over the whole period because of a change in the way that the information was classified from 1994–95 onwards. The figures from 2002–03 are for all work on national roads other than maintenance, although actual expenditure will depend on progress on specific schemes.
The table excludes spending on the construction of new local roads because this could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The JLE figure for 1999–2000 reflects an estimated accrual in London Transport's accounts for 1999–2000 to cover Jubilee line extension works in future years.
267WThese figures exclude spending on the construction of light rail schemes.
§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of(a) new railway line and (b) new dual carriageway road he plans in (i) 2003–04 and (ii) 2004–05. [81027]
§ Mr. SpellarThe first section of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is expected to open by the end of 2003. This is 46 miles of new railway, the first major new railway line in over 100 years. Other proposals for enhancement to the network are set out in the Strategic Rail Authority's Strategic Plan, which it is required to update annually.18.2 miles of new dual carriageway trunk road are planned to be opened in the remainder of 2002–03, 64.9 miles of new dual carriageway trunk road are planned to be opened in 2003–04 and 7.9 miles of new dual carriageway trunk road are planned to be opened in 2004–05.
Additional dual carriageway standard local authority roads are planned to be opened over these years; the timetable for their construction is in the hands of the relevant local authority.
§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of(a) new dual carriageway road and (b) new railway line have been constructed in the last two years. [81028]
§ Mr. Spellar11.4 miles of new dual carriageway trunk and local road have been constructed in 2000 and 20.2 miles of new dual carriageway trunk and local road have been constructed in 2001 No new railway lines were constructed in 2000 or 2001.