§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on his decision to refuse Gloucestershire County Council's bid for funding for a route to bypass the A40 through Cheltenham. [107563]
§ Mr. HillThe Government Office for the South West wrote to Gloucestershire County Council on 16 December 1999 explaining why my Department was unable to accept the A463 Shipton Solers to Air Balloon scheme for support in the 2000–01 Local Transport Capital658W Settlement. The County Council has been advised to consider alternative solutions including looking at the feasibility of dealing with the safety issues by a combination of smaller scale schemes.