§ Mr. Peter AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the level of funding for local road safety schemes for 1992–93.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe sum of £42.7 million was allocated to local safety schemes for 1992–93 as part of the transport supplementary grant settlement announced to Parliament on 19 December 1991 by the Secretary of State for Transport.
This represents an increase of 38 per cent. in the amount of £31.2 million earmarked for such schemes for 1991–92 and reflects the importance which the Government attach to their target of reducing road casualties by a third by the year 2000, and their belief that local safety schemes can make a significant contribution to achieving this.