§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) if he will publish a table showing total local authority capital expenditure allocations for transport for the year 1999–2000; and for each of the previous eight years; [65242]
(2) if he will publish a table indicating local authority transport capital expenditure allocations for 1999–2000 for existing commitments and new major schemes; and the equivalent figures for each of the previous eight years. [65243]
§ Ms Glenda Jackson[holding answer 11 January 1999]: As part of our commitment to integrated transport policies as set out in "A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone", in the 1999–2000 local transport capital settlement we increased support to local transport packages, local safety schemes and the maintenance of highways and bridges. We also reintroduced funding for rural and non-package minor works, which had been suspended for the two previous settlements. The information is shown in the following table.