§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is aware that Derbyshire County Council Highways Committee have found it necessary to transfer £200,000 from principal road improvements to maintenance; and if he will take this infrastructural loss into account when the next allocations are made.
§ Mr. Graham PageI understand that the transfer was made from county council funds originally earmarked for the improvement of non-principal county roads and does not involve the deferment of principal road schemes.
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money will be allocated in the next financial year for road improvements in the County of Derbyshire; and whether this takes into account the overall infrastructure improvements previously announced.
§ Mr. Graham PageIt is too early yet to say what this figure will be as the allocation has not yet been made.