HC Deb 05 July 1999 vol 334 cc380-1W
Mr. Stringer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what estimate he has made of the cost to the local economy of his Department's traffic census on the M56 in May. [89441]

Ms Glenda Jackson

The relationship between delays to traffic and their impact on the local economy is complex and cannot be estimated for a one-off incident of this nature.

Mr. Stringer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what was the cost to his Department of the traffic census carried out on the M56 in May. [89444]

Ms Glenda Jackson

The census point on the M56/Princes Parkway site was one of 70 sites being surveyed for DETR, to monitor the effect of the completion of the Manchester Outer Ring Road (M60) Denton to Middleton. The average cost per site was about £4,000.