HC Deb 26 January 2001 vol 361 cc738-40W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what funding has been provided for the maintenance of local highways in the north east of England in each of the last 10 years. [146823]

Mr. Hill

Funding through Local Transport Capital Settlement (Transport Policies and Programmes and Local Transport Plans) and Revenue Support Grant has provided the following for the maintenance of local highways in the north east of England over the last 10 years:

£
Year Capital funding Revenue funding Total
1991–92 4,107,000 104,479,000 108,586,000
1992–93 8,404,000 107,506,000 115,910,000
1993–94 18,090,000 102,938,000 121,028,000
1994–95 17,720,000 102,973,000 120,693,000
1995–96 15,984,000 103,184,000 119,168,000
1996–97 13,584,000 102,308,000 115,892,000
1997–98 15,960,000 101,612,000 117,572,000
1998–99 13,331,000 100,086,000 113,417,000

Housing
£ million
Programme 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Total
Main HIP 14.602 4.285 5.342 12.113 5.251 31.593
Capital Receipts Initiative 0.916 3.141 2.894 6.951
Additional PSR support2 0.3 1.238 0.117 1.655
Indicative Major Repair Allowance 11 11
Capital Challenge3 2.15 2.374 2.523 7.047
Total 7.968 11.038 10.876 12.113 16.251 58.246
1 The HIP figure for 1997–98 was already allocated by the previous Government.
2 PSR = Private Sector Renewal. From 2000–01 onwards these became part of the Housing Single Capital pot and separate allocations are no longer provided.
3 Capital Challenge was not a specific housing programme but the resources could be used for any capital priority. It was a three year pilot programme introduced by the previous Administration; the present Government continued the commitments.

Local transport expenditure
£ million
Year Total Block allocation Maintenance Major schemes
2000–01 3.361 2.200 1.161 0
1999–2000 4.529 1.887 2.642 0
1998–99 2.520 0.874 1.646 0
1997–98 2.573 1.071 1.502 0

Five year LTP allocation
£ million
Year Total Block allocation integrated transport Maintenance
2001–02 6.373 5.100 1.273
2002–03 5.860 4.700 1.160
2003–04 5.670 4.800 0.870
2004–05 5.770 4.900 0.870
2005–06 5.670 4.800 0.870

Major schemes: Hanley Bentilee Link1

  • 2001–02: £0.300 million
  • 2001–05: £6.7 million

1 Timing depends upon completion of Statutory Procedures Stoke City Centre Link—Awaiting full appraisal July 2001

Total LTP expenditure2 2001–06: more than £36.343 million

2 Depends upon progress of Stoke City Centre Link

£
Year Capital funding Revenue funding Total
1999–00 18,272,000 104,036,000 122,308,000
2000–01 29,694,000 106,112,000 135,806,000