HC Deb 30 June 1992 vol 210 c448W
Mr. Hutton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to amend his Department's circular 3/92 on transport and policies programme submissions, to include the adoption of roads as one of his principal objectives for capital spending on roads.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

I have no such plans.

Mr. Hutton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will extend the criteria used in considering application for transport supplementary grants to include the adoption of roads.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

No. Transport supplementary grant is for capital expenditure cost on existing local authority roads. Its main purpose is to finance improvements on roads of more than local importance.