§ Mr. Wallerasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list all road construction contracts which his Department intends to award in 1985–86, showing in each case the total value of the contract and the expenditure likely to be incurred in that year.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information requested is as follows:
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Schemes Main Contracts Estimated Total Works Contract Value (March 1985) Forecast Expenditure in 1985–86 £ million £ million M5 Rashwood-Catshill 23.3 7.9 M5 Warndon-Rashwood 18.2 0.8 M5/M42 Junction Contract 1 2.9 2.5 M27 Swaythling Link 2.9 1.1 M63 Stretford-Eccles St. 1 and 2 22.3 0.3 (M63 Stretford-Eccles Stage 3 2.7 —) A2 GLC Boundary-M2 Hardshoulders 6.2 1.0 A2 Barham Crossroads GSJ 1.5 0.4 (A10 Buntingford BP 3.6 —) A27 Havant-Chichester BP 24.1 3.4 (A30 Okehampton BP 16.5 —) A30 Longrock BP 1.8 0.5 A30 Exeter-Okehampton Stage 3 20.4 3.9 (A34 East Isley-Chilton Improvement 3.8 —) A36 Heytesbury BP 1.8 0.3 (A36 Warminster BP 6.6 —) A43 Bulwick BP 2.4 1.0 A45 Trimley GSJ 2.2 1.7 A47 Billesden BP 3.0 0.9 A49 Leominster BP 5.7 0.4 A49/51 Tarporley BP 4.1 1.6 A52 Barthomley Link-M6 8.7 2.3 (A64 Seamer/Crossgates BP 5.3 —) (A64 Copmanthorpe GSJ 1.6 0.5 A303 Furze Hedge Impt 1.4 0.3 A406 S. Woodford-Barking Con 1 11.9 1.5 A406 S. Woodford-Barking Con 3 19.3 1.9 A406 S. Woodford-Barking Con 4 10.3 0.5 A422 Stratford BP 11.1 1.5 A435 Evesham BP 10.3 1.5 A483 Oswestry BP 16.7 4.6 A616 Stocksbridge-M1 (inc. advance works) 19.3 2.0 A629 Kildwick-Beechcliffe 23.2 0.7 320.4 45.0 This list shows that out of a total of 33 new main contracts, which we expect to let, 27 will incur expenditure in 1985–86. The composition of the list may change depending on the progress of the remaining statutory procedures affecting these schemes. There are a number of other schemes which could be started in 1985–86 depending on completion of statutory procedures and the availability of funds.
§ Mr. Wallerasked the Secretary of State for Transport how the trunk road construction budget is allocated between new starts and schemes started in previous years for 1985–86 and each of the five preceding years, showing for each year the number of schemes started in that year.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information requested is as follows:
£ million cash Year Spending on scheme started in previous years Spending on new starts Number of main contracts started 1980–81 251 39 16 1981–82 260 84 37 1982–83 366 46 24 1983–84 302 94 31 1984–85 (forecast) 333 90 31 1985–86 (planned) 386 45 27