§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the road schemes, by local authority, for which the Government has suspended funding during 1998–99, indicating for each if this was on the grounds of(a) changes in policy and (b) increases in financial costs. [22450]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe following table shows the local authority road schemes which were funded in 1997–98 but for which no financial support has been provided for 1998–99. Schemes for which no bids were received have not been included. In each case, the decision not to continue funding was in accordance with established procedures which take account of progress made on the scheme and the extent of previous financial support. In no case was increased cost the sole factor. None were suspended because of changes in policy.
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Local authority Road Scheme name Newham A117 East Ham Town Centre Relief Road Newham A11 Stratford Gyratory Modifications Manchester A6010 Intermediate Ring Road Stage 2 Doncaster A630 Wheatley Hall Road Birmingham A5127 Lichfield Road Improvement Phase 1 Birmingham A47 Heartlands Spine Road Phase 3 Birmingham A34/A435 South Birmingham Study Implementation Wakefield A628 Hemsworth Bypass Buckinghamshire A413 Wendover Bypass Derbyshire A6 London Road Lincolnshire A57 B1003 Lincoln Ropewalk to Carholme Road Northamptonshire A605 Warmington Bypass and Tansor Improvements Nottinghamshire A6096 Awsworth and Cossall Bypass Nottinghamshire A6117 Mansfield Eastern Outer Ring Road (Phase 2) Staffordshire A527 Tunstall Western Bypas Phases I and II Worcestershire A422 Worcester Western Bypass and Link Roads North Somerset A370 Weston-Super-Mare P.D.R. Stages IVB VC and VI Stockport A34 A34 Byupass-Etchells Road to School Hill Leeds East Leeds Radial East Sussex A22 Nightingale Farm to A27 Hampshire A331 Blackwater Valley Route North Hampshire A326 Totton Western Bypass Stage 3 Norfolk A143 Brockdish Bypass Somerset A39 Glastonbury Western Relief Road Surrey A31 Runfold Diversion and Blackwater Valley Route
Local authority Road Scheme name Berkshire A33 A33 Relief Road Kiln Lane to IDR Cheshire A34 Handorth and Wilmslow Bypass Essex A133 Little Clacton Bypass and Gorse Lane Link Stage 2 Nottinghamshire A6009 Mansfield Inner Ring Road Stage 3
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the Government's policy in respect of reviewing local authority road schemes previously funded through the TPP system against the criteria of(a) integration, (b) accessibility, (c) safety, (d) economy and (e) environmental impact. [22452]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonAll current local authority road schemes were accepted for funding with a commitment to continue financial support provided that reasonable progress was made towards their completion. It would therefore be unreasonable to assess existing schemes against different criteria from those used when the schemes were first accepted for funding.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what was the total number of new packages submitted by local authorities in their TPP bids for 1998–99; [22453]
(2) pursuant to his answer of 6 November 1997, Official Report, column 277, how many new rural packages were awarded funding in the local transport settlement for 1998–99. [22454]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonBids for 69 new packages were received. Among 10 new packages to receive full approval in the settlement, one was for a predominantly rural area. It was Cumbria County Council's Lake District package.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the number of major new road schemes for which each local authority bid for funding under the TPP system for 1998–99. [22451]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe schemes are as listed:
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Authority Scheme Bucks A4146 Linslade Western Bypass Bucks A4146 Stoke Hammond Bypass Cambs A605 King's Dyke Railway Bridge Cambs A142 Fordham Bypass Essex A131 Great Leigh Bypass Lines A46 Faldingworth Bypass Luton A6 Inner Ring Road Phase 1, Villa Link Norfolk A143 Broome/Ellingham Bypass Notts A6002 Nottingham W. Outer Loop Road Ph 2 Bexley Bexleyheath Town Centre Traffic Management Sutton A24 A217 Link Road Sutton B272 Beddington Lane/Beddington Farm Link Road Liverpool A565 Great Howard Street/Derby Road Improvement St. Helens A58 Blackbrook Diversion Durham A688 Wheatley Hill to Bowburn Bypass Northumberland A197 A1 to S.E. Northumberland Link Road Stockton South Stockton Link Road East Sussex Bexhill and Hastings Link Roads Oxon A40 Bus Lane; Witney Bypass to Wolvercote Roundabout Surrey A24 Clarks Green to County Boundary Bypass
Authority Scheme West Sussex A24 Horsham—Capel Improvements Cornwall A391 St. Austell N.E. Distributer Road Cornwall A39 Playing Place—Carnon Gate Bypass Dorset A354 Weymouth: Mt. Pleasant to Ridgeway Bypass Devon A383 Newton Abbott: Jetty Marsh Relief Road Devon Braunton—Velator Link Road Gloucs Cotswold Eastern Spine Road—A417/A419 Link Road Gloucs A4136 Strategic whole Route improvement Torbay A380 Torbay Ring Road Stage 4 Staffs A51 Rugeley Bypass Staffs A5190 Burntwood Bypasses Staffs A527 Biddulph Bypass Warwicks A429 Barford Bypass Worcs A441 Bordesley Bypass 18W
Road Schemes by Local Authorities Local authority Road Scheme name 1998–99 allocation (£000) Total gross cost (£000) Medway Towns A289 Wainscott Northern Bypass 13,226 67,416 Medway Towns A289 Gillingham Northern Link 19,000 44,685 Buckinghamshire A421 Tingewick Bypass 2,809 12,802 East Sussex A22 New route Dittons to Eastbourne 3,500 27,866 Hampshire A331 Blackwater Valley route (centre) 2,295 39,338 Hampshire A325 Woolmer Link Road 368 2,803 Block allocation for following schemes 29,000 Kent A299 Thanet way dualling (sections 1–7a) — 184,605 Kent A206 South Thames-side Devt Route Stage 1 — 20,850 Kent A228 Hale Street Bypass — 10,400 Kent A256 Whitfield to Eastry/Whitfield Bypass — 37,770 Kent A28/A20 Barracks Link Ashford — 3,950 Kent A226 South Thames-side development route — 18,354 Kent A289 Wainscott Northern Bypass — 67,416 Kent A289 Gillingham Northern Link — 44,685 Oxfordshire B4031 Tingewick Bypass 1,510 12,802 Surrey Black Valley route 800 78,586 West Sussex A2300 Burgess Hill Link Road 594 6,032 Cornwall A39 Trispen Bypass and A30 Link 472 6,050 Dorset A37 A37 Improvements-section B and C 350 8,869 Gloucestershire A430 Gloucester South West Bypass 1,000 22,290 Somerset A39 Wells Relief Road 500 14,163 Somerset A37 Yeovil to Dorset Boundary Phase 1 1,423 5,813 South Gloucestershire A4174 Avon Ring Road II 5,000 29,530 Birmingham A47 Heartlands Spine Road Phase 2 2,000 58,220 Coventry A444 North-South Road Phase 1 500 22,586 Coventry A444 North-South Road Phase 2 500 22,270 Dudley A461 Dudley Southern Bypass 13,000 55,000 Hartlepool A179 A179 Improvement 500 5,180 Leicester City A563 Leicester A46/47 Link Road 2,500 9,058 Sandwell A4034 Churchbridge Improvement Sandwell 337 3,840 Solihull A45 West Midlands Renaissance Area 650 18,528 Wolverhampton A4124 Wednesfield Bypass 5,000 25,325 Staffordshire A50 Uttoxeter Town Centre Bypass 600 17,224 Worcestershire A44 Broadway Bypass 1,800 8,405 Manchester Inner Relief Road 7,200 15,000 Oldham A62/A627 Oldham Way Improvements 1,674 5,850 Salford A5063 Trafford Road (The Quays-White City) 100 20,782 Trafford A56 City Link/White City Interchange 1,500 36,721 Trafford A5063 Trafford Road Improvement 908 23,952 Cheshire A533 Davenham Bypass 350 18,150 Cheshire A534 Wheelock Bypass 5,250 11,548 Lancashire A6/A582 South Ribble M65 Interface 968 12,727 Knowsley A5300 M57-A562 Link Road 300 47,334 Sefton A59 Aintree Park Lane Improvement 2,542 3,300 Redcar and Cleveland A174 Skelton and Brotton Bypass 2,677 12,260 Stockton-on-Tees A1046 Portrack Lane Dualling 350 7,791 Newcastle upon Tyne A6082 West Central Route 5,500 20,996 Northumberland A189 North Seaton Duplication Stage 1 1,000 10,645 Kingson upon Hull A1033 Ennerdale Link Road 300 30,487 North East Lincolnshire A16 Grimsby Peakes Parkway 7,740 25,048 North Yorkshire A61 Ripon Bypass/Distributor Roads 300 19,667
Authority Scheme Worcs A4538 Wyre Piddle Northern Bypass Doncaster A19 North Bridge Relief road Kirklees A62 Central Huddersfield Improvements
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the road schemes by local authority which make up the existing commitments in the local transport settlement 1998–99, indicating for each(a) the money awarded in the 1998–99 local transport settlement and (b) the total costs. [22449]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe information is given in the table.
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Road Scheme by Local Authorities Local authority Road Scheme name 1998–99 allocation (£000) Total gross cost (£000) Barnsley A6195 Dearne Towns Link Road 7,661 39,510 Sheffield A6102 Outer Ring Road (Darnall) Stages II-IV 500 20,669 Sheffield Inner Ring Road Stage I 3,660 12,908 Leeds Leeds Inner Ring Road Stages 6 and 7 6,200 78,821 Leeds Leeds City Centre Loop Phase 3 1,000 8,079 Lincolnshire A15/A16 Market Deeping Bypass 621 10,561 Nottinghamshire A608 M1 to A611 Improvement Annesley 300 5,099 Nottinghamshire A617 Rainworth Bypass 249 8,509 Peterborough A15 Werrington to Glinton Phase 2 773 1,300 Bedfordshire A507 Arlesey-Stotfold Bypass 300 14,030 Hertfordshire A121 Cheshunt Link Road 565 16,297 Bexley A207 Bexleyheath SRR and Pedestrianisation 378 6,443 Bexley A2016 Erith-Thamesmead Spine Road (Phase IV) 1,325 33,339 Enfield A110 Nags Head Road/High Street 258 4,857 Greenwich A206 Woolwich Road Improvement 5,119 24,159 Harrow A409 Wealdstone Bypass 446 16,517 Harrow A409 Sheepcote Road Widening 861 2,905 Hillingdon A4020 Uxbridge Town Centre 375 2,281 Hounslow A315 Hounslow Centre-Urban Relief Road 340 10,885 Kensington and Chelsea A404 Harrow Road Junction 200 9,171 Kingston upon Thames A240 North-South Strategy-A240 Corridor 768 4,494 Westminster A404 Harrow Road/Ladbroke Grove Widening 684 4,398