§ Sir Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for Transport if, for each scheme in the 1982–83 Class VI, I section of the Supply Estimates with a total cost of between £1 million and £10 million he will list (a) the actual expenditure in 1982–83 and (b) the estimated provision in all cases where the two figures differ by more than 5 per cent.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information is as follows:
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Project 1982–83 Expenditure at outturn prices Estimates provision £000 £000 M63 Stretford—Eccles Stage 1 — 642 M63 Stretford—Eccles Stage 2 25 358 A1 Alnwick Bypass — 335 A1 Catterick Northern and Southern Junction Improvements 1,857 2,798 A1 Berwick upon Tweed Bypass 4,934 *5,016 A6 Elstow Bypass 1,665 2,059 A11 Attleborough Bypass 185 507 A12 Gallows Corner 2,240 *2,188 A12 Copdock—Washbrook 3,779 2,650 A17 West of Kings Lynn—Norfolk County Boundary 3,139 *3,077 A17 Heckington Bypass 2,498 3,510 A27 Langstone Flyover — 14 A31 Bere Regis Bypass 498 914 A34 Whitway Diversion — 131 A35 Honiton—A30 3 71 A38 Alrewas Grade Separated Junction 1,334 491 A40 Northleach Bypass 53 722 A40 Perivale Lane Grade Separated Junction 6,161 3,361 A40 A312 Junction Improvement: Canal Bridge 1,138 666 A41 Hinstock Bypass 168 *167 A43 Broughton Diversion 75 551 A45 Levington Heath Improvement 2,637 *2,533 A47 Wisbech/West Walton Bypass 799 515 A47 Blofield Bypass 2,694 1,998 A47 Uppingham Bypass 637 577 A51 Tarvin South Western Bypass 1 368 A52 A614/A52 Junction Improvement 1,131 1,047 A57 Aston Relief Road 88 323 A66 Troutbeck Diversion 938 1,060 A66 Bowes Bypass 3,004 *3,142 A69 Greenhead Diversion 27 17 A69 Bárdon Mill Bypass 657 534 A249 Chestnut Street—Bobbing Railway Bridge — 1,069 A282 Dartford Tunnel Approach Road North — 930 A303 Andover-Thruxton 1 443 A339 Kingsclere Bypass 702 887 A423 Dorchester-on-Thames Bypass 1,544 1,647
Project 1982–83 Expenditure at outturn prices Estimates provision £000 £000 A590 Levens Bridge Diversion 1,892 2,189 A590 Greenodd Diversion 3,484 2,866 A590 Meathop—Sampool Bridge 498 596 A660 Otley Bypass 222 441 Total 50,708 53,410 * Provision and outturn within 5 per cent. The total provision for schemes costing between £1 million and £10 million, including land acquisition, also covers expenditure on motorway communications and other miscellaneous items and is partly offset by the allowance at the end of table 1 of the Supply Estimates for work which may not in practice be carried out in the year.
Total outturn on these schemes differs by 5.1 per cent. from provision.
§ Mr. Wallerasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will state his Department's latest estimates of expenditure in 1983–84 on (a) new construction and improvement and (b) structural maintenance for both motorways and trunk roads other than motorways.
§ Mrs. ChalkerNet expenditure estimates for capital expenditure in 1983–84 are broken down as follows:
New construction and improvement £516 million. Maintenance £129 million.