HC Deb 27 November 2003 vol 415 cc438-9W
Mr. Woodward

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which projects have been(a) wholly and (b) partly funded by his Department in St. Helens since 1997; when each project was announced; when it started or was expected to start; what funding was provided by (i) Government and (ii) a third party; what third party provided funding; what the target group of the project was; what the projected outcome of the project was; and what the name of the project was.[141275]

Mr. McNulty

The information is not available in the form requested. The table shows capital expenditure projects in St. Helens since 1992. Maintenance-related projects are too numerous to list here.

Mr. Woodward

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the level of government expenditure on(a) rail, (b) bus and (c) road infrastructure was in (i) St. Helens, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) the North West region in each year since 1992.[141302]

Mr. McNulty

The information is not available in the form requested. During the period 1997–98 to 2005–06, St. Helens are committed to spend a total of £14 million on a range of integrated transport schemes. During the same period the total commitment by all five Merseyside authorities on integrated transport schemes is £126 million. In addition to this, funding has been provided direct to enable Merseytravel to deliver schemes with a total value of £417 million across Merseyside during the same period.

Mr. Woodward

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the projects assisted by central Government expenditure which(a) have been started and (b) are expected to start on (i) rail, (ii) bus and (iii) road infrastructure in (A) St. Helens and (B) Merseyside in each year since 1992.[141303]

Mr. McNulty

The following table shows capital expenditure projects in St. Helens from the 1992–93 financial year onwards:

Project Authority area Financial year started
St. Helens Bus Station St. Helens 1992–93
St. Helens Linkway St. Helens 1992–93
Earlestown Station St. Helens 1993–94
St. Helens Subway Design St. Helens 1994–95
IT St. Helens Bus Station St. Helens 1995–96
St. Helens Rail Station St. Helens 1995–96
St. Helens Junction Study St. Helens 1996–97
St. Helens Junction St. Helens 1998–99
Lea Green New Station St. Helens 1997–98
St. Helens Corridor Appraisal St. Helens 1999–2000
Corridor Q St. Helens 2001–02
Centre 6 St. Helens 2001–02
Capital Challenge St. Helens 1998–99
Newton 21 St. Helens 1998–99

A total of 336 integrated transport schemes taken forward in Merseyside since 1992; too many to list individually here.