§ Mr. Ian BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when a decision will be made on the financing of the Dorchester Road Relief Road in Weymouth. [43341]
§ Ms Glenda Jackson[holding answer 1 June 1998]: The Dorchester Road Relief Road scheme was submitted by Dorset County Council for consideration as a PFI scheme for the February 1998 list of local authority PFI projects. Announcing decisions on the list, the Government made it clear that decisions on support for a number of local road schemes (including the Weymouth road scheme) had been deferred until the approach to the appraisal and prioritisation of road schemes had been clarified in the national Roads Review.