§ 24. Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much is being spent in the current year on new roads; how many miles of roads this covers; and if he will make a statement. [36926]
§ Mr. MossUnder the major works programme for roads, covering schemes costing over £200,000 each, approximately £7 million is being spent on 8.7 km—5.4 miles—of new roads during 1995–96. In addition, a further £2 million is scheduled to be spent on land acquisition payments for other schemes to be constructed in subsequent years of the five-year programme and on final payments in respect of schemes completed prior to 1995–96.
Details of new roads to be constructed during 1995–96 under the minor works programme—covering schemes costing under £200,000 each—are not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The total budget for this programme in 1995–96 is £12 million.