§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list, for the financial years 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1996–97, in Somerset, those road schemes costing more than £50,000 requiring his Department's approval, indicating the location or road number, the total spent on each scheme in each year and the contribution made by his Department in each year. [6912]
§ Mr. WattsLocal authorities do not require my Department's approval for their road schemes, but they may seek financial help under the transport policies and programme—TPP—system. The Department keeps 475W records of individual schemes only where they cost at least £2 million. Details of the schemes that the Department supported in Somerset in the years quoted, and in 1995–96, including the amounts allocated to them
Somerset County Council road schemes All Figures—£000 1993–94 Accepted Expenditure 1993–94 spend 1994–95 Accepted Expenditure 1994–95 Spend 1995–96 Accepted Expenditure 1995–96 Spend 1996–97 Accepted Expenditure A361 Frome Bypass 330 201 — — — — — A358 Ashill—Southfields Roundabout 324 334 — — — — — A39 Glastonbury Western Relief Road 5,254 1,903 4,775 3,608 1,842 2,762 500 A3088 Lysander Road to Hendford — 53 — — — — — A39 Cannington Southern Bupass 2,030 1,008 490 769 233 89 — East Mendip Quarry Strategy 2,283 285 345 204 389 806 — A39 Wells Relief Road — — 1,000 649 4,500 4,367 4,856 A37 Yeovil to Dorset Boundary (Phase 1) — — — — 875 469 1,976
Minor Allocations Local Safety Schemes Other Minor Works Head 1993–94 300 861 1,161 1994–95 284 486 770 1995–96 423 768 1,191 1996–97 502 632 1,134