§ Mr. Gregory CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much public money has been spent on providing traffic calming measures in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years. [185116]
§ Mr. SpellarThe Chief Executive of Roads Service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the hon. Gentleman in response to this question.
Letter from Dr. Malcolm McKibbin to Mr. Gregory Campbell dated 20 July 2004:
You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question about how much public money has been spent on providing traffic calming measures in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years. I have been asked to reply as the issue raised falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service.The table as follows indicates the actual expenditure spent on Traffic Calming Measures from 1999/2000 to 2003/04.
£k Expenditure 1999–2000 1,208 2000–01 1,027 2001–02 1,545 2002–03 1,859 2003–04 2,011 You may be aware that the Regional Transportation Strategy for Northern Ireland, published in Jule 2002, envisages a large increase in the amount of funding available over the next 10 years for road safety related works. It proposes a doubling of funds for traffic calming and a 50 per cent. increase in funding for collision remedial schemes. The actual funding allocated over the RTS period will, of course, depend on the outcome of the normal budgetary processes.