HL Deb 24 October 2002 vol 639 cc113-6WA
Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

In respect of each English region eligible for objective 1 funding, Cornwall, including the Isles of Scilly, Merseyside and South Yorkshire, (a) for which transport projects application for funding under the European Communities objective 1 programme has been made for the period 2000 to 2006; (b) those for which funds have been awarded; and (c) how much funding from the Government and the European Community has been allocated to each of the latter projects. [HL5906]

The Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Lord Rooker)

The table below sets out the transport projects approved under the 2000–06 objective 1 structural funds programmes in England.

Region Name of transport scheme Approved for Objective 1 funding (Yes/No) Total amount of funding from Objective1 (£M) Total amount of funding from government (£M)
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Connecting Cornwall: project to help develop and implement transport strategy in the County Yes 0.17 0
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Newquay Cornwall Airport Business Development: to develop opportunities to invest in and improve airport facilities Yes 0.22 0
Merseyside Port of Liverpool—Strategic Transport Access Study (Applicant—Sefton MBC) Yes 0.18 0.02
Merseyside St Helens Eastern Approach Phase 1: Corporation Street Bridge (Applicant—St Helens MBC) Yes 0.34 0
Merseyside Axis/River Alt Footpath (Applicant—Liverpool City Council) Yes 0.07 0.009
Merseyside New Pathways Bus Links to Atlantic Gateway SIA (Applicant—Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority) Yes 0.25 0.62
Merseyside Pathways Bus Links (Huyton/Prescot) (Applicant—Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority) Yes 0.94 0.48
Merseyside Pathways Bus Links (Kirkby/Gillmoss) (Applicant—Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority) yes 0.41 0.62
Merseyside LTP Smart Scheme A—Stage One (Applicant—Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority) Yes 1.55 0
Merseyside Bus Priority Measures One—Chalon Way Bus Gate (Applicant—St Helens MBC) Yes 0.12 0
Merseyside LTP Smart Scheme Q—incorporating St Helens Centre (Applicant—Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority) Yes 1.10 0.3
Merseyside LTP Smart Scheme E (Applicant—Merseyside Yes 1.23 0
Region Name of transport scheme Approved for Objective 1 funding (Yes/No) Total amount of funding from Objective 1 (£M) Total amount of funding from government (£M)
Passenger Transport Authority)
Merseyside Local Initiative For Transport (LIFT) (Applicant—Liverpool City Council) Yes 0.08 0.14
Merseyside Northwood Star Community Transport) (Applicant—Merseyside Community Transport) Yes 0.05 0.049
South Yorkshire M1 Junction 31–32 Widening Yes (Design Phase) 0.39 0.72
South Yorkshire M1 Junction 32–33 Widening Yes (Design Phase) 0.42 0.78
South Yorkshire M1 Junction 33 Improvements Yes (Design Phase) 0.39 0.72
South Yorkshire M1 Junction 33–34 Widening Yes (Design Phase) 0.42 0.78
South Yorkshire M1 Junction 36–37 Widening Yes (Design Phase) 0.70 1.30
South Yorkshire M18 Junction 2–3 Widening Yes (Design Phase) 0.28 0.52
South Yorkshire Halfpenny Bridge Transportation Initiative Yes (Design Phase) 0.34 0.64
South Yorkshire Supertram Extension Yes (Feasibility stage) 0.09 0.16
South Yorkshire Sheffield—Barnsley—Leeds Rail service—infrastructure and rolling stock imps. Yes (Feasibility stage) 0.04 0.08
South Yorkshire PICASSO (two fully accessible minibuses) Yes 0.21 0.75
South Yorkshire Star Line (one stop shop for access to training and employment) No (approved in principle working up application) 0.16 0.32
South Yorkshire Dunscroft Community Bus No (approved in principle working up application) 0.23 0.23
South Yorkshire Heeley Community Transport No (approved in principle working up application) 0.06 0.06
South Yorkshire North Sheffield Link Service No (approved in principle working up application) 0.40 0.30
South Yorkshire Transport for all project No (approved in principle working up application) 0.01 0.01
South Yorkshire Dearne Valley Playbus No (approved in 0.16 0.16
Region Name of transport scheme Approved for Objective 1 funding (Yes/No) Total amount of funding from Objective 1 (£M) Total amount of funding from government (£M)
Principle, working up application)
South Yorkshire Coalfields Community Transport No (approved in principle, working up application) 0.30 0.30
South Yorkshire Community Transport Skillbuild No (approved in principle, working up application) 0.22 0.21
South Yorkshire Sheffield East End Transport Solutions No (approved in principle, working up application) 0.18 0.18