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Rescue Co-ordination Centres

Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) incidents, (b) accidents and (c) deaths occurred within the areas covered by each of the former rescue co-ordination centres at (i) Oban, (ii) Pentland and (iii) Tyne Tees in each year since 1998. [185855]

Mr. Jamieson: The information requested is as follows:

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Incidents
Oban	286	281	205	310	240	297
Pentland	111	106	110	180	192	153
Tyne Tees	443	473	342	492	448	441
Accidents
Oban	241	230	159	245	209	231
Pentland	77	68	67	117	105	107
Tyne Tees	274	232	259	328	287	307
Deaths
Oban	10	14	7	11	10	9
Pentland	4	4	3	5	1	3
Tyne Tees	16	12	6	11	6	10

Road Improvement Costs

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the estimated cost is of the items in the programme of road improvements set out in Appendix 6 of the Highways Agency Business Plan which are dependent on the outcome of the Spending Review 2004. [176071]

Mr. Jamieson: The current estimated costs of the schemes referred to are:

	£ million
A249 Iwade-Queenborough Improvement	81
A5 Weeford—Fazeley Improvement	38
Al4 Rookery Crossroads Grade Separated Junction	9
A421 Great Barford Bypass	43
A47 Thorney Bypass	28
A63 Melton Grade Separated Junction	23
M4 Junction 18 Eastbound Diverge	10
M5 Junctions 17–18 Northbound Climbing Lane	6

 
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In most cases, the major costs of the schemes listed above will be incurred after 2004–05. The Highways Agency is proceeding with scheme preparation in order to allow the planned new starts to begin construction this year. Of the 8 new starts identified in the Business Plan, 2 are now under construction.

Road Schemes

Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will set out in respect of each of the projects in the Highways Agency Targeted Programme of Improvements (a) the estimated project cost, (b) the cost benefit ratios and (c) the estimated date for completion. [182587]

Mr. Jamieson [holding answer 6 July 2004]: The following projects, with their estimated cost and benefit cost ratio (BCR), are included in the Targeted Programme of Improvements (TPI).

Scheme	Last calculated BCR	Latest Estimated outturn cost (£ million)
Al Adderstone to Belford Dualling	2.4	14
A1 Bramham—Wetherby (Including Wetherby Bypass)	6.1	62
A1 Dishforth to Leeming	1.5	325
A1 Leeming to Barton	1.5	(87)—
A1 Kippings Cross to Lamberhurst Bypass	2.5	68
A1 Morpeth to Felton Dualling	2.2	84
A1 Peterborough—Blyth Grade Separated Junctions	8.6	86
A1 Stannington Junction	6.3	8
A1 (M) Ferrybridge—Hook Moor (DBFO)	4.5	161
A1 (M) Wetherby—Walshford (DBFO)	3.5	34
A1/A19/A1068 Seaton Burn Junction Improvement	2.4	30
A10 Wadesmill Colliers End	4.5	39
A11 Attleborough Bypass	2.5	29
A11 Fiveways—Thetford Improvement	2.4	60
A14 Ellington—Fen Ditton Improvement	1.8	490
A14 Haughley New St.— Stowmarket Improvement	2.6	31
A14 Rookery Crossroads GSJ	2.5	9
A19/A184 Testos Junction Improvement	5.6	21
A2 Bean—Cobham Phase 1 Bean—Tollgate	-1.5	20
A2 Bean—Cobham Phase 2 Tollgate—Cobham	1.6	101
A2/A282 Dartford Improvement	1.5	80
A21 Lamberhurst Bypass	2.3	19
A21 Tonbridge to Pembury	1.6	65
A23 Handcross to Warninglid Widening	4.4	41
A249 Iwade-Queenborough Improvement (DBFO)	2.1	81
A27 Southerham to Beddingham Improvement	7.7	19
A3 Hindhead Improvement	2.7	236
A30 Bodmin Indian Queens	3.2	69
A30 Garland Cross to Chiverton Cross	2.6	125
A30 Temple to Higher Carblake improvement	1.2	41
A30/A3 82 Merrymeet Junction	2.5	9
A303 Stonehenge	1.3	223
A34 Chieveley/M4 J13 Improvement	4.8	76
A38 Dobwalls Bypass	1.7	36
A419 Blunsdon	3.3	40
A419 Commonhead Junction	3.9	16
A421 Bedford to M1 Junction 13	4.2	171
A421 Great Barford Bypass	3	43
A428 Caxton Common to Hardwick Improvement	3	44
A45/A46 Tollbar End Improvement	3	57
A453 Widening (M1 J24 to A52 Nottingham)	1.5	89
A46 Newark—Widmerpool Improvement	7.9	186
A47 Blofield to North Burlingham Dualling	7.1	15
A47 Thorney Bypass	1.9	28
A483 Pant-Llanymynech Bypass	1.5	41
A5 Weeford—Fazeley Improvement	2.7	38
A500 City Road and Stoke Junction Improvement	2.4	60
A505 Dunstable Northern Bypass (A5 to M1 Link)	4.3	48
A5117/A550 Deeside Park Junctions Improvement	3	43
A57/A628 Mottram in Longdendale, Hollingworth and Tintwistle Bypass	9	103
A590 High and Low Newton Bypass	3	22
A595 Parton—Lillyhall Improvement	2.5	25
A63 Melton Grade Separated Junction	24.7	23
A64 Colton Lane Grade Separated Junction	1.2	11
A64 Rillington Bypass	1.3	12
A66 Carkin Moor to Scotch Corner Improvement	5.8	11
A66 Greta Bridge to Stephen Bank Improvement	6.9	9
A66 Long Newton Junction	1.4	8
A66 Temple Sowerby and Improvement at Winderwath	1.4	23
A69 Haydon Bridge Bypass	1.4	24
M1 J19 Improvement	1.8	124
M1 J21–30	2.6	1,915
M1 Junction 10 to 13 Widening	4.3	382
M1 Junction 6a to 10 Widening	2.1	241
M20 Junction 10A	4.2	46
M25 J12–15 Widening	2.3	105
M25 J16–23 Widening	5.5	496
M25 J1b-3 Widening	9.9	66
M25 J23–27 Widening	2.2	419
M25 J27–30 Widening	2.4	402
M25 J5–7 Widening	4.6	214
M4 Junction 18 Eastbound Diverge	2.6	10
M40 Junction 15 (Longbridge)	6	57
M40/A404 Handy Cross Junction Improvement	3.7	12
M5 Junctions 17–18 Northbound Climbing Lane	7.5	6
M5 Junctions 19–20 Northbound Climbing Lane	2.3	8
M5 Junctions 19–20 Southbound Climbing Lane	3.1	8
M6 Carlisle to Guardsmill extension	3	69
M60 J5–8 Widening	3.8	117
M62 Junction 6 Improvement	8.6	38

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These costs include the latest Treasury guidance on risk and optimism bias and allow for inflation at 2.5 per cent. per annum.

Of these, the following schemes have already started works or, if they have not, have provisional start dates in 2004–05, with anticipated completion dates as shown:

Scheme	Date of completion
A1 Stannmgton Junction	2004–05
A1 (M) Ferrybridge—Hook Moor	2006–07
A1 (M) Wetherby—Walshford	2005–06
A10 Wadesmill Colliers End	2004–05
A14 Rookery Crossroads Grade Separated Junction	2005–06
A2 Bean—Cobham Phase 1 Bean—Tollgate	2004–05
A21 Lamberhurst Bypass	2004–05
A249 Iwade—Queenborough Improvement	2006–07
A34 Chieveley/M4 J13 Improvement	2004–05
A421 Great Barford Bypass	2006–07
A47 Thorney Bypass	2006–07
A5 Weeford—Fazeley Improvement	2005–06
A500 City Road and Stoke Road Junction Improvement	2006–07
A63 Melton Grade Separated Junction	2006–07
A64 Colton Lane Grade Separated Junction	2005–06
M25 J12–15 Widening	2005–06
M4 Junction 18 Eastbound Diverge	2005–06
M5 Junctions 17—18 Northbound Climbing Lane	2005–06
M60 J5–8 Widening	2006–07

Decisions on start of works for the remainder of the programme will be made in due course.

Road Spending

Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the money spent in each county in England and Wales over the last year on roads by (a) the Highways Agency and (b) local authorities. [174161]

Mr. Jamieson: The table below sets out the latest available information on road spend by local authorities and the Highways Agency by county. Actual spend by local authorities in 2003/04 is not yet confirmed so the table provides the spend for 2002/03.

Information on Wales is available from the Welsh Assembly.
 
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£million

County	Highways Agency Authority	Local	Total Spend
Bedfordshire	23.7	26.7	50.4
Berkshire	54.5	40.0	94.5
Buckinghamshire	64.6	39.3	103.9
Cambridgeshire	36.8	37.9	74.7
Cheshire	66.7	71.7	138.5
Cornwall	20.1	35.8	55.9
County Durham	21.6	47.3	68.9
Cumbria	16.4	38.0	54:4
Derbyshire	23.0	54.4	77.5
Devon	61.8	69.6	131.4
Dorset	9.2	34.7	43.9
East Riding of Yorkshire	18.9	24.5	43.4
East Sussex	12.0	33.7	45.7
Essex	98.4	97.2	195.6
Gloucestershire	72.0	62.8	134.7
Greater London	26.0	479.9	505.9
Greater Manchester	49.0	130.1	179.1
Hampshire	35.8	80.2	116.0
Herefordshire	20.6	12.4	33.0
Hertfordshire	53.6	56.3	109.9
Isle of Wight	0.0	13.0	13.0
Kent	79.5	83.5	163.0
Lancashire	94.7	81.8	176.5
Leicestershire	36.5	42.3	78.8
Lincolnshire	47.6	60.6	108.2
Merseyside	14.1	78.2	92.3
Norfolk	18.0	57.8	75.8
North Yorkshire	41.1	73.2	114.3
Northamptonshire	41.5	25.6	67.1
Northumberland	15.7	24.2	39.9
Nottinghamshire	52.5	56.4	108.8
Oxfordshire	55.3	34.4	89.7
Rutland	5.7	3.3	9.0
Shropshire	37.4	31.7	69.1
Somerset	18.5	52.9	71.4
South Yorkshire	54.4	57.1	111.5
Staffordshire	40.3	48.8	89.1
Suffolk	14.6	40.2	54.8
Surrey	33.2	57.0	90.2
Tyne & Wear	11.8	64.0	75.8
Warwickshire	53.1	25.6	78.7
West Midlands	64.4	122.7	187.1
West Sussex	11.1	33.9	45.0
West Yorkshire	34.9	106.2	141.1
Wiltshire	41.0	34.4	75.3S
Worcestershire	52.5	28.2	80.8
Grand Total	1,753.8	2,809.4	4,563.2

Note:
Numbers individually rounded to £0.1 million

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