§ Mr. Bernard JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he will announce the allocation of capital resources for expenditure on local roads and transport in England for 1997–98. [9469]
§ Sir George YoungA total of £746 million will be allocated to local highway authorities and passenger transport authorities for capital expenditure on their transport infrastructure in 1997–98. This is in addition to the sums provided for transport schemes that are successful in the capital challenge competition.
Full details of the allocations will be placed in the Library of the House on Monday 16 December.