HL Deb 16 December 1993 vol 550 cc141-8WA
Lord Gainford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they will announce the allocation of the transport supplementary grant and credit approvals for capital expenditure on local roads and transport in England for 1994–95.

The Earl of Caithness

This year we are taking all local expenditure together, in accordance with the new package approach to funding. A total of £1,008 million is to be allocated to local highway authorities and passenger transport authorities in England for capital expenditure on their local transport infrastructure in 1994–95. This consists of £329 million in transport supplementary grant—TSG—plus £666 million in annual capital guideline—ACG—and supplementary credit approval—SCA, and £13 million in public transport facilities grant. With the help of capital reserves and developer contributions we therefore expect authorities to be able to spend considerably over £1,000 million in total.

The attached tables 1, 2 and 3 deal with the roads element of the settlement. Table 1 sets out the national totals for different types of expenditure. Table 2 shows the total amounts of TSG, credit approval and gross approved expenditure for each of the 108 local highway authorities. The department's regional offices are notifying them today of their allocations.

The government resources available for local roads are some 11 per cent. less than in 1993–94, but are comparable with those for 1992–93. We are glad to announce that authorities will be able to make a start on 35 important road schemes. Thirty-one will he accepted for TSG and four will be supported with only credit approvals.

The new major schemes will, like the 234 others that continue to receive support, relieve communities from the burden of heavy through traffic, and help economic regeneration in towns.

Road safety remains a high priority. Within the reduced overall total, the level of funding for local safety schemes has been maintained at the record 1993–94 level of £50 million. Local authorities continue to make good use of the funds. The 1994–95 allocation should finance schemes with potential to save over 60 lives and prevent about 750 serious injuries and some 4,000 other casualties in a 12-month period.

The £137 million accepted expenditure for bridge maintenance—the same level as last year—should allow authorities to keep up the momentum of this vital work. It has not yet been possible to establish a satisfactory way to help British Rail fund their share of the cost of assessing their road bridges. To avoid further delay on this important work it has been decided that in 1994–95 it should be funded from allocations to local highway authorities. Within the unchanged total for bridges, the distribution of allocations for 1994–95 takes account of this extra responsibility.

This is the first year in which urban transport packages have featured in the local transport settlement. The submission of packages has been optional in this settlement: but from next year packages are expected to become the norm for urban areas. In submitting a package bid, authorities are required to base proposals on a coherent transport strategy which covers all relevant modes of transport.

The settlement will allow a number of packages to get off to a strong start. Two packages submitted this year for metropolitan areas—the West Midlands and Leeds—have been allocated significant levels of funding. In addition, we are giving substantial support to a number of shire town packages.

The public transport settlement makes £103.577 million available, in addition to the funds provided for packages, and cover for ERDF. The Government's substantial commitment to the South Yorkshire Supertram continues, and there is continued funding for the Leeds/Bradford electrification. New starts include the next phase of the Robin Hood Line in Nottinghamshire and renewal of the electrical and traction equipment of the Blackpool tramway.

Table 1
£ million
Existing commitments 391.305
New major TSG schemes 46.954
Maintenance of principal roads 151.000
Bridges 137.000
Non-grant-aided
Local safety scheme SCA 50.000
Block SCA for minor works 60.254
Packages SCA 10.000
Scheme-specific SCA 20.675
ERDF SCA 18.600
TOTAL 894.488

Table 2
Local authority capital expenditure on roads
1994–95
£million
Government grant (TSG) Total borrowing approval Gross approved spending
Counties
Avon 7.320 10.230 18.750
Bedfordshire 1.910 3.127 5.037
Berkshire 2.426 5.699 10.203
Buckinghamshire 0.945 2.311 3.256
Cambridgeshire 2.244 4.362 6.716
Cheshire 8.794 11.433 21.989
Cleveland 4.216 6.710 12.702
Cornwall 5.036 6.202 11.260
Cumbria 1.803 2.946 4.927
Derbyshire 1.811 3.115 5.175
Devon 4.066 5.854 9.920
Dorset 2.258 3.700 5.958
Durham 4.607 5.921 11.203
East Sussex 3.154 4.676 8.260
Essex 7.757 11.561 19.318
Gloucestershire 2.595 4.542 8.302
Hampshire 10.192 16.236 28.264
Hereford and Worcester 1.179 2.328 3.647
Hertfordshire 5.019 6.984 12.011
Humberside 5.822 9.749 17.385
Isle of Wight 0.363 2.619 2.982
Kent 43.616 48.157 94.074
Lancashire 9.550 14.368 26.351
Leicestershire 1.257 4.635 7.603
Lincolnshire 2.611 4.821 7.432
Norfolk 4.902 8.256 14.275
Northamptonshire 2.457 3.678 6.135
Northumberland 3.569 4.207 7.776
North Yorkshire 4.298 8.904 15.614
Nottinghamshire 4.326 6.292 10.715
Oxfordshire 0.000 3.096 5.167
Shropshire 1.262 2.940 4.481
Somerset 3.271 5.615 10.460
Staffordshire 5.861 8.555 14.416
Suffolk 3.579 5.758 9.337
Surrey 10.863 14.282 26.095
Warwickshire 1.611 2.893 4.504
West Sussex 2.625 4.043 7.013
Wiltshire 0.705 2.518 4.000
Metropolitan Districts
Bolton 1.424 2.032 3.694

Government grant (TSG) Total borrowing approval Gross approved spending
Bury 0.860 1.406 2.266
Manchester 9.654 14.013 24.684
Oldham 1.360 2.881 5.115
Rochdale 0.874 1.546 2.420
Salford 1.032 1.917 2.949
Stockport 2.141 2.606 4.834
Tameside 0.712 1.214 1.929
Trafford 3.827 5.857 11.399
Wigan 0.336 0.904 1.414
Knowsley 3.764 10.130 19.498
Liverpool 2.572 3.446 6.018
St. Helens 0.209 0.513 0.722
Sefton 0.274 0.848 1.122
Wirral 0.963 1.980 3.083
Barnsley 2.674 3.619 6.667
Doncaster 2.437 3.428 6.248
Rotherham 1.613 2.606 4.802
Sheffield 5.286 10.369 20.146
Gateshead 0.000 0.939 1.351
Newcastle upon Tyne 3.442 4.801 9.255
North Tyneside 0.529 1.163 1.692
South Tyneside 0.350 0.880 1.319
Sunderland 0.569 2.144 3.733
Birmingham 15.749 18.912 36.093
Coventry 3.835 7.462 14.401
Dudley 4.408 5.441 9.849
Sandwell 2.288 2.792 5.080
Solihull 1.428 1.773 3.201
Walsall 7.854 8.742 17.034
Wolverhampton 7.483 9.790 18.857
Bradford 2.817 4.230 7.215
Calderdale 1.442 1.970 3.412
Kirklees 1.857 5.222 7.079
Leeds 6.981 10.647 18.507
Wakefield 1.344 2.077 3.421
London Boroughs
City of London 0.305 1.444 1.749
Barking and Dagenham 0.269 0.863 1.132
Barnet 0.330 2.272 2.602
Bexley 3.342 4.322 8.022
Brent 0.829 1.914 2.743
Bromley 0.556 1.339 1.895
Camden 1.542 2.522 4.064
Croydon 1.859 3.184 5.045
Ealing 0.000 2.234 3.269
Enfield 1.909 3.077 5.507
Greenwich 0.948 1.590 2.613
Hackney 0.648 2.059 3.347
Hammersmith and Fulham 1.457 4.059 5.516
Haringey 0.718 2.441 3.159
Harrow 1.760 4.462 8.594
Havering 0.154 0.714 0.868
Hillingdon 0.000 3.223 5.129
Hounslow 2.103 3.462 5.599
Islington 0.703 2.424 3.127
Kensington and Chelsea 0.061 0.798 1.153
Kingston upon Thames 1.251 2.104 3.505
Lambeth 0.501 1.227 1.728
Lewisham 1.675 5.553 9.877
Merton 0.000 1.345 1.727
Newham 4.033 6.368 11.174
Redbridge 0.546 1.143 1.689
Richmond upon Thames 0.331 1.605 1.936
Southwark 1.282 2.551 3.842
Sutton 0.373 1.836 2.318
Tower Hamlets 1.927 3.446 5.373
Waltham Forest 0.455 1.746 2.510
Wandsworth 2.132 4.269 6.401
Westminster 1.166 2.316 3.709

Note: Gross approved expenditure exceeds the sum of grant and borrowing approval if an authority holds unused grant from previous years.

Table 3
Authority Scheme
New TSG major schemes
East Sussex A22 new route (Dittons to Seaside), Eastbourne
Kent A289 Gillingham northern link
Kent A289 Wainscott northern bypass
Avon Avon ring road stage 2 (B4465 Shortwood to A420 Warmley)
Cornwall A390 Probus bypass
Devon A386 Hatherleigh bypass
Somerset A39-A371 Wells relief road
Wiltshire A350 East Knoyle bypass
Birmingham A34-A435 South Birmingham improvements (phase 1)
Staffordshire A50 Uttoxeter bypass (phases 1 and 2)
Cheshire A533 Davenham bypass
Salford A5063 Trafford road (The Quays-White City)
Trafford A5063 Trafford road improvement
Cleveland A173-A174 Skelton and Brotton bypass
Durham A691 Witton Gilbert bypass
Northumberland A189 Kitty Brewster bridge duplication
Doncaster A630 Wheatley Hall road dualling
Leeds Leeds city centre loop road (phase 3)
Wakefield A628 Hemsworth bypass
Derbyshire A6 London road diversion, Derby
Northamptonshire A45-A605 dualling, Higham Ferrers-Stanwick
Nottinghamshire A6096 Awsworth and Cossall bypass
Nottinghamshire A6117 Mansfield eastern outer ring road (phase 2)
Bedfordshire A507 Arlesey-Stotfold bypass
Cambridgeshire A1123 Needingworth bypass
Hertfordshire A121 Cheshunt link road
Norfolk A143 Brockdish-Needham bypass
Suffolk A143 Rickinghall-Botesdale bypass
Greenwich A206 Woolwich road improvement
Harrow A409 Sheepcote road widening
Kingston A240 north-south corridor improvements, Kingston
Other schemes (non TSG)
Essex A134 Colchester eastern approaches (stage 1)
Essex B1013 access road to Southend
Lincolnshire Al6 Gosberton link to Spalding bypass
Staffordshire A50 Victoria place link, Stoke on Trent

Table 4
£ million
West Midlands 193.579
Leeds/West Yorkshire PTA 93.628
Bournemouth and Poole 20.5
Brighton 0.5
Exeter 0.4
Oxford 0.8
Shrewsbury 0.6
Staines 0.3
Swindon 0.6
Winchester 0.6
Hull 0.1
Canterbury 0.05
Ipswich 0.05
1 The figures for the West Midlands and Leeds packages include existing commitments to major schemes in the package area.
2 Figures for shire town packages are in addition to the normal allocations for the relevant shires, as shown in Table 2.

Table 5
Local authority capital expenditure on public transport
Metropolitan Districts and Passenger Transport Authorities
Scheme Approved expenditure
£ million
Greater Manchester
Bury
bus priority 0.050
Manchester
Victoria Arena—transport aspects 0.750
Salford
bus priority 0.075
Stockport
bus priority 0.100
Trafford
bus priority 0.150
PTA
new signalling centre 1.000
other works 3.400
Merseyside
Knowsley
bus priority 0.330
Wirral
bus priority 0.040
PTA
New signalling centre 1.800
City Challenge-related work 2.500
other works 2.537
South Yorkshire
Doncaster
bus priority 0.070

Scheme Approved expenditure
£ million
PTA
South Yorkshire Supertram 54.712
other works 2.500
Tyne and Wear
Gateshead
bus priority 0.075
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
bus priority 0.003
PTA
general works 2.539
West Midlands
package1
West Yorkshire
Leeds
package1
PTA
West Yorks electrification 11.810
Class 308 refurbishment 2.030
other works 2.500
County councils
Avon
bus priority 0.230
Cleveland
bus priority 0.825
Cornwall
minor projects 0.085
Derbyshire
Ivanhoe rail re-opening 0.110
Devon
bus priority 0.008
package1
Dorset
package1
East Sussex
package1
Hampshire
bus priority 0.080
package1
Humberside
package1
Kent
noise measures 0.600

scheme Approved expenditure
£ million
bus priority 0.300
package1
Lancashire
Blackpool Tramway re-cabling 1.460
bus priority 0.420
Leicestershire
Ivanhoe rail re-opening 2.684
Nottinghamshire
Robin Hood rail re-opening2 6.500
bus priority 0.225
Oxfordshire
bus priority 0.085
minor projects 0.024
package1
Shropshire
bus priority 0.100
package1
Suffolk
bus priority 0.850
package1
Surrey
package1
Wiltshire
package1
1 See table 4.
2 Provisional.