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South Coast Multi-Modal Study

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) in respect of the recommendations relating to rail in the South Coast Multi-Modal Study, how many (a) are being implemented, (b) have been ruled out by the Strategic Rail Authority, (c) have been ruled out by train operating companies and (d) have not yet been subject to decision; [142340]

(2) in respect of the recommendations relating to roads in the South Coast Multi-Modal Study, how many (a) are being implemented, (b) have been ruled out and (c) have not yet been subject to decision. [142341]

Mr. McNulty: Our 9 July 2003 response to the South Coast Multi-Modal Study, which was sent to MPs within the South East as part of an announcement package, set out in detail where we have asked for further work to be undertaken by the respective delivery agencies. This includes where we have asked for schemes to be taken forward, where we have asked for schemes to be considered further or where to look at alternatives. Implementation of all schemes included in the announcement is subject to the successful completion of all necessary consultation and statutory procedures.

The Highway Agency, Local Authorities and the Strategic Rail Authority are taking this work forward in liaison with interested parties.

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the total cost was of the South Coast Multi-Modal Study. [142342]

Mr. McNulty: The total cost of the South Coast Multi-Modal Study (SoCoMMs) including call-off contract is around £1.8 million, excluding VAT.

Speed Cameras

Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 1 December 2003,

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Official Report, column 7W, on speed cameras, how many people were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured at the camera sites within the pilot areas. [142233]

Mr. Jamieson: Data and analysis are described in the Department's report. Numbers of killed and seriously injured (KSI) casualties are added together for sites in six areas. Sites were phased in so have different numbers of months of data.

For sites with two years of after data, there were 0.66 KSI casualties per year per site before cameras and 0.36 KSI per year per site afterwards. For sites with one year's data it was 3.83 to 2.02 KSI per site per year.

Train Punctuality

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to monitor reliability and punctuality on train performance into Paddington station, with specific reference to the performance of First Great Western, in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [142234]

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Mr. McNulty: The Strategic Rail Authority monitors the performance of all train operating companies and publishes statistics in its quarterly "National Rail Trends" publication, copies of which are placed in the Library of the House. The next edition covering performance to the end of September 2003 will be published later this month. Information is provided for the services of each operator in aggregate, not by specific destination stations.

Transport Projects (St. Helens)

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.

Project	Financial year started	Government funding (£000)	Outcomes
St. Helens Bus Station	1992–93	2,200	Quality Bus Corridor
St. Helens Linkway	1992–93	8,037	Transport Corridor Improvements
Earlestown Station	1993–94	180	Refurbishment
St. Helens Subway Design	1994–95	8	Design for subway to industrial development
IT St. Helens Bus Station	1995–96	132	IT equipment to provide information at bus stations
St. Helens Rail Station	1995–96	38	Refurbishment/upgrade
St. Helens Junction Study	1996–97	114	Study of useage
St. Helens Junction	1998–99	599	Developing major scheme
Lea Green New Station	1997–98	2,293	New Station Construction
St. Helens Corridor Appraisal	1999–2000	73	Assessment of Bus Corridor outcomes
Corridor Q	2001–02	2,188	Smart bus route
Centre 6	2001–02	651	Town centre highway and environmental improvements
Capital Challenge	1998–99	858	Town centre transport improvements
Newton 21	1998–99	93	SRB Environmental Improvements

Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what central Government expenditure has been allocated by his Department in (a) St. Helens and (b) Merseyside in each year since 1992. [141301]

Mr. McNulty: The following table shows allocations to St. Helens and across all five Merseyside authority areas since the 1997–98 financial year:

£000

Financial year	Allocations toSt. Helens	Allocations to fiveMerseyside authorities
1997–98	934	8,752
1998–99	1,055	8,134
1999–2000	1,533	11,310
2000–01	2,378	15,618
2001–02	3,890	29,364
2002–03	3,974	32,098
2003–04	4,508	39,501

Comparable information is not available for the period prior to 1997.

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]

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

Project	Authorityarea	Financialyear 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.

Trunk Roads (Gloucestershire)

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many stretches of new trunk road have been opened in (a) Stroud and (b) Gloucestershire in each of the last three years for which figures are available. [143030]

Mr. Jamieson: North facing slip roads were added to M5 Junction 12 in Gloucestershire as part of a full rebuilding of the junction. The work was completed on 27 November 2002.

There have been no other new stretches of trunk road opened in Stroud or Gloucestershire in the last three years.

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