§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list(a) the number of kilometres of motorway renewed, (b) the number of kilometres of trunk road renewed, (c) the number of bridges assessed for structural capacity and (d) the number of bridges strengthened by his Department in each financial year since 1989–90, including plans for the current year. [18166]
§ Mr. WattsI have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Graham Allen, dated 1 March 1996:
As you know, the Minister for Railways and Roads, Mr. John Watts, has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list (a) the number of kilometres of motorway renewed, (b) the number of kilometres of trunk road renewed, (c) the number of bridges assessed for structural capacity and (d) the number of bridges strengthened by his Department in each of the financial years since 1989–90 including plans for the current year.
The information requested for financial years 1989–90 to 1992–93 can be found in "Transport Report 1994—The Government's Expenditure Plans 1994–95 to 1996–97", Cm 2506, presented to Parliament in March 1994. For subsequent years the figures are as follows.
1993–94 outturn 1994–95 outturn 1995–96 plans1 Motorway renewal (nlks2) 234 277 110 Other trunk road renewal (nlks2) 293 563 220 Bridges assessed 1,793 1,254 820 Bridges strengthened 46 164 77 1 Revised plans announced to Parliament on 10 January 1996. 2 Nearside lane kilometres.