§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much capital programme (local transport plan) has been allocated to Sefton Council for 2001 to 2006; and if he will indicate the sums allocated to support schemes relating to(a) travel to schools, (b) walkwise, (c) traffic management and signing, (d) CCTV televisions, (e) cycling measures, (f) bridge maintenance, (g) principal road maintenance, (h) quality of life, including local safety schemes, street lighting, traffic calming and home zones, and (i) forward planning, in (i) 2000–01 and (ii) each year since 1994. [151568]
§ Mr. HillThe information is as follows.
Financial years 2001–06
The block allocation local transport plan settlement for Merseyside for 2001–06 is as follows:
£000 Integrated transport block Maintenance Total Allocation 2001–02 34,000 11,164 45,164 Indicative allocation 2002–03 31,700 11,628 43,328 2003–04 32,000 8,721 40,721 2004–06 31,600 8,721 40,321 2005–06 31,900 8,721 40,621 Of the total allocation for Merseyside for 2001–02, £5.163 million has been allocated to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (MBC). This covers both maintenance (principal road and bridge maintenance) and the integrated transport block, which includes the other elements referred to in the question. It is for Sefton MBC to decide how it will spend this allocation, but expenditure should be in accordance with the aims and objectives of the local transport plan for Merseyside.
The indicative allocations for 2002–03 to 2005–06 are Merseyside-wide, and the five local authorities will together decide the exact allocation to each on an annual basis.
Financial 2000–01
The allocation to Sefton MBC for 2000–01 was £2.847 million. This represents Sefton's share of the £22.967 million block allocation to Merseyside for the maintenance and integrated transport programme contained in the 'provisional' Merseyside Local Transport Plan.
Financial years 1994–99
Prior to the introduction of Local Transport Plans, local transport funding was allocated under Transport Policies and Programmes system. Funding was allocated in four areas and the figures for Sefton MBC are detailed in the table. 51W
£000 Bridge maintenance Principal road maintenance Local safety schemes Minor works— transport projects under £2 million 1994–95 363 185 319 308 1995–96 328 248 266 1,220 1996–97 510 192 200 1,000 1997–98 605 540 225 957 1998–99 170 190 181 979 1999–2000 640 192 254 1,222 It was for Sefton MBC to decide how to spend these allocations on the other specific elements mentioned in the question.