§ Rev. William McCreaTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the allocation of Department of the Environment finances for(a) road maintenance, (b) major and (c) minor roadworks in each of the 26 district council areas in the last financial year.
§ Mr. Tim SmithExpenditure for the 1993–94 financial year is as follows:
District council Road maintenance Major works1 Minor Works Antrim 2,213 1,415 419 Ards 1,988 75 383 Armagh 3,028 0 881 Ballymena 1,813 113 552 Ballymoney 1,068 0 171 Banbridge 1,738 93 371 Belfast 6,495 212,713 1,037 Carrickfergus 784 144 309 Castlereagh 2,018 82 582 Coleraine 1,988 589 979 Cookstown 2,042 4 383 Craigavon 2,617 40 535 Derry 2,219 381 904 Down 2,628 128 644 Dungannon 2,745 43 379 Fermanagh 3,128 16 596 Larne 1,203 0 202 Limavady 1,430 653 457 Lisburn 4,530 597 909 Magherafelt 1,593 188 775 Moyle 905 0 152 Newry and Mourne 3,115 1,270 890 Newtownabbey 2,877 156 963 North Down 1,257 226 407 Omagh 3,106 107 698 Strabane 2,517 150 541 Total 61,045 19,183 15,119 1Major works are not allocated on a District Council basis. These figures represent expenditure on specific schemes some of which may have been completed prior to 1993–94. 2Includes expenditure on Belfast Cross Harbour Bridges.
§ Rev. William McCreaTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what investigations have been carried out in Northern Ireland in relation to the link between the road network and employment and prosperity.
§ Mr. Tim SmithWhile no specific investigations have been carried out by the Department, the link between the road network and the economy is one of the factors considered in the formulation of road policy.