§ Mrs. BrintonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many major road schemes were(a) accepted, (b) provisionally accepted, (c) deferred and (d) rejected in each English region in the local transport settlement 2000–01. [108721]
§ Mr. HillThe information is given in the following table:
(a) (b) (c) (d) Region Accepted Provisionally accepted Deferred Rejected Total South East 0 1 5 3 9 South West 1 0 2 2 5 West Midlands 2 0 6 3 11 North West 0 1 4 0 5 North East 1 0 2 0 3 Yorks and Humber 0 2 6 1 9 East Midlands 2 1 4 1 8 East of England 2 5 1 1 9 The table refers to the 59 bids which are either being funded as major road schemes or were identified as being wholly roads-based. A further 14 major schemes put forward contain significant road schemes as part of an integrated strategy including public transport and related works.