§ Lord Cochrane of Cultsasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer given by Viscount Goschen on 10 February (WA 8), whether they will list separately the longer term road schemes which have likewise been deferred in other parts of the United Kingdom.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office (The Earl of Lindsay)In Scotland, three schemes which it had been intended to start in the period up to 1999 have had to be deferred for future consideration. These are the A.68 Dalkeith Northern By-pass, the A.92 Balmedie to Tipperty and the A.830 Arisaig to Kinsadel.
In Northern Ireland the following schemes have been deferred from the five-year major works programme for the period 1996/97–2000/01 which was announced in February 1996:
Scheme Previous programme start date Total estimated cost £ million Omagh Through-pass slip road 1996/97 0.5 A.26 Antrim-Ballymena Stage 3 1997/98 3 A.2 Limavady By-Pass Prelim Contract 1997/98 0.8 A.2 Limavady By-Pass Stage 1 (Earthworks) 1998/99 2.1 Limavady By-Pass Stage 2 (Bridgeworks) 1999/00 2.2 Limavady By-Pass Stage 3 (Roadworks) 2000/01 2.9 Strand Road Londonderry Stage 2 1997/98 1 A.26 Windyhall Dualling Coleraine 1998/99 0.9 Comber By-Pass Stage 2 1998/99 3.1 A.5 Garvaghy Omagh 1999/00 0.5 Northway Portadown 1999/00 1.3 A.5 Leckpatrick Strabane 1999/00 0.8 A.6 Toome By-Pass 2000/01 2.3 Details of the revised trunk road programme for Wales will be published in the Welsh Office departmental report to be issued shortly.