House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 7 Jul 2005 (pt 15)

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Roads

Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list his Department's planned road building programmes, broken down by county. [8446]

Dr. Ladyman: The Department's planned road building programme consists of motorway and trunk road schemes in the Highways Agency Targeted Programme of Improvements and schemes that this Department has fully approved or provisionally accepted for funding, subject to completion of the necessary statutory procedures and the conditions set out in the relevant approval letters. A list of schemes that fall within these categories, by county or unitary authority, have been placed in the Libraries of the House.

Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which road schemes that have been proposed by local authorities in England in local transport plans will affect (a) sites of special scientific interest, (b) areas of outstanding natural beauty, (c) national parks and (c) internationally designated sites; and in each case whether a preferred route has been announced. [8448]

Dr. Ladyman: In view of the number of road schemes involved, the information could be assembled only at a disproportionate cost.

Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which completed road building programmes have affected designated (a) sites of special scientific interest, (b) areas of outstanding natural beauty and (c) national parks in each year since 1997. [8449]

Dr. Ladyman: Since 1997 we have completed over 118 Highways Agency and Local Highway Authority major road schemes outside London which cost over £5 million. The table identifies those schemes that impact on (a) sites of special scientific interest, (b) areas of outstanding natural beauty and (c) national parks.

Road scheme Completion year (a) Site of special
scientific interest (b) Area of outstanding
naturalbeauty (c) National park

A13 Thames Avenue to Wennington 1997–98 Rainham Marshes SSSI — —

A564 Derby Southern BP and Derby Spur 1997–98 Hilton Gravel Pit SSSI — —

M25J8–10 Widening 1997–98 — Surrey Hills AONB —

North of Stratton-Nettleton Improvement 1997–98 — Cotswold AONB —

Latton Bypass 1997–98 — Cotswold AONB —

A34 Newbury Bypass 1998–99 Snelsmore Common SSSI — —

M66 Denton-Middleton Contract I 2000–01 Hollingwood arm of Ashton Canal SSSI — —

M66 Denton-Middleton Contract III 2000–01 Rochdale Canal SSSI — —

A27 Polegate Bypass 2002–03 — Adjacent to Sussex Downs AONB —

A2/M2 Cobham to Junction 4 Widening 2003–04 Shorne and Ashen Bank Woods and Cobham Woods SSSI — —

A41 Aston Clinton Bypass 2003–04 — Chilterns AONB —

M6 Toll 2003–04 Chasewater Heath SSSI and River Blythe SSSI — —

A120 Stansted-Braintree Improvement 2004–05 Landtake from corner of one ancient woodland SSSI (unnamed) — —

A34 Chieveley M4 J13 Improvement 2004–05 — Within Chilterns/North Wessex
Downs AONB —

A10 Wadesmill Colliers End 2004–05 Near Plashes Wood SSSI — —

A21 Lamberhurst Bypass 2004–05 — Within High Weald AONB —

South Stockton Link Road (Substantially
complete)
2005 — — —

A617 Mansfield Ashfield Regeneration Route 2004 —⁽¹⁶⁾ — —

Wyre Piddle Bypass 2002 —⁽¹⁷⁾ — —

Burntwood Bypass Staffordshire 2005 —⁽¹⁸⁾ — —

Broome-Ellingham Bypass (Norfolk) 2002 — — ⁽¹⁹⁾—

⁽¹⁶⁾ Mansfield Ashfield Regeneration Route affected Fowlevil Brook which runs into Rainworth Lake SSSI. However, measures were taken to ensure the water quality in the brook was not affected (and hence the SSSI was not affected either) so I have assumed this does not need to be included.
⁽¹⁷⁾ Wyre Piddle Bypass in Worcestershire was completed in 2002. Although the bypass did not affect any SSSIs, AONB or national parks, it did affect Piddle Brook, a site of special wildlife interest.
⁽¹⁸⁾ While the scheme avoided direct affect on the adjacent SSSI's, it skirted the boundaries of the Biddulph Pool and No Man's Heath SSSI and the Chasewater Heaths SSSI.
⁽¹⁹⁾ The Broome-Ellingham Bypass affected the area of the Norfolk Broads, which has the status but not the designation of a national park, and this was taken into account when the scheme was considered and approved.

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Road scheme	Completion year	(a) Site of special scientific interest	(b) Area of outstanding naturalbeauty	(c) National park
A13 Thames Avenue to Wennington	1997–98	Rainham Marshes SSSI	—	—
A564 Derby Southern BP and Derby Spur	1997–98	Hilton Gravel Pit SSSI	—	—
M25J8–10 Widening	1997–98	—	Surrey Hills AONB	—
North of Stratton-Nettleton Improvement	1997–98	—	Cotswold AONB	—
Latton Bypass	1997–98	—	Cotswold AONB	—
A34 Newbury Bypass	1998–99	Snelsmore Common SSSI	—	—
M66 Denton-Middleton Contract I	2000–01	Hollingwood arm of Ashton Canal SSSI	—	—
M66 Denton-Middleton Contract III	2000–01	Rochdale Canal SSSI	—	—
A27 Polegate Bypass	2002–03	—	Adjacent to Sussex Downs AONB	—
A2/M2 Cobham to Junction 4 Widening	2003–04	Shorne and Ashen Bank Woods and Cobham Woods SSSI	—	—
A41 Aston Clinton Bypass	2003–04	—	Chilterns AONB	—
M6 Toll	2003–04	Chasewater Heath SSSI and River Blythe SSSI	—	—
A120 Stansted-Braintree Improvement	2004–05	Landtake from corner of one ancient woodland SSSI (unnamed)	—	—
A34 Chieveley M4 J13 Improvement	2004–05	—	Within Chilterns/North Wessex Downs AONB	—
A10 Wadesmill Colliers End	2004–05	Near Plashes Wood SSSI	—	—
A21 Lamberhurst Bypass	2004–05	—	Within High Weald AONB	—
South Stockton Link Road	(Substantially complete) 2005	—	—	—
A617 Mansfield Ashfield Regeneration Route	2004	—⁽¹⁶⁾	—	—
Wyre Piddle Bypass	2002	—⁽¹⁷⁾	—	—
Burntwood Bypass Staffordshire	2005	—⁽¹⁸⁾	—	—
Broome-Ellingham Bypass (Norfolk)	2002	—	—	⁽¹⁹⁾—

Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) accidents and (b) fatalities were recorded on the A253 between (i) Hastings and Bexhill and (ii) Bexhill and Pevensey with particular reference to King Offa Way, Bexhill, in each year since 1997. [8450]

Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is shown in the following table. Accidents and fatalities occurring on King Offa Way are not included as part of the figures for the section between Bexhill and Pevensey.

Section between Hastings
and Bexhill Section between Bexhill
and Pevensey King Offa Way

(a) Accidents on the A259: 1997–2004
1997 45 30 3

1998 42 32 8

1999 43 24 10

2000 23 22 7

2001 29 18 5

2002 32 33 8

2003 42 22 9

2004 32 28 10

(b) Fatalities on the A259: 1997–2004

1997 1 1 0

1998 0 0 0

1999 1 0 0

2000 0 1 0

2001 0 1 0

2002 0 0 0

2003 1 0 1

2004 0 0 1

	Section between Hastings and Bexhill	Section between Bexhill and Pevensey	King Offa Way
(a) Accidents on the A259: 1997–2004
1997	45	30	3
1998	42	32	8
1999	43	24	10
2000	23	22	7
2001	29	18	5
2002	32	33	8
2003	42	22	9
2004	32	28	10

(b) Fatalities on the A259: 1997–2004
1997	1	1	0
1998	0	0	0
1999	1	0	0
2000	0	1	0
2001	0	1	0
2002	0	0	0
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	0	1

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many private contractors have traffic cones which they can use to block road lanes; how many cones are in the possession of (a) private contractors, (b) emergency services and (c) others; and what system his Department operates for the distribution and return of cones. [9385]

Dr. Ladyman: The Department for Transport does not collect information about the number of private contractors who have traffic cones that they use to block road lanes or how many cones are in the possession of private contractors, the emergency services and others.

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On the trunk road and motorway network the distribution and returning of traffic cones is a matter that is left to individual contractors.

The Highways Agency's Traffic Officers have a number of cones that are stored in their vehicles for their use while patrolling the network and dealing with broken down vehicles and providing mobile and temporary road closures. The Traffic Officers collect these cones after use.

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much he has allocated to the (a) improvement and (b) maintenance of the (i) A127 and (ii) A13 in the Southend area in each of the next three financial years. [9689]

Dr. Ladyman: Funding for the maintenance and minor improvement of A127 and A13 is included within the block allocation made to Southend-on-Sea borough council under Local Transport Plan procedures. The firm allocation for FY 2005–06 is £1.622 million and the provisional allocation for FY 2006–07 is £1.707 million. Improvements to the A13 public transport corridor are included in an LTP major scheme and the council's application for further funding is currently under consideration by my Department.

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many speed cameras are situated on (a) the A127 between the M25 and Southend and (b) the A13 between the M25 and Southend; and what plans there are to install new speed cameras in the next two years. [9915]

Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is not held centrally by the Department. The location and number of all safety camera sites within the national safety camera programme are available on the Department's website at www.dft.gov.uk. Further site specific information will be available from the Essex Safety Camera Partnership who can be contacted via their website at www.essexsafetycameras.co.uk.

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) minor and (b) serious road accidents occurred on the A127 between the M25 and Southend in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [9916]

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Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is in the table.
Minor and serious accidents on the A127 between theM25 and Southend

Serious accidents Slight accidents

2000 35 204

2001 38 209

2002 22 182

2003 32 185

2004 28 172

	Serious accidents	Slight accidents
2000	35	204
2001	38	209
2002	22	182
2003	32	185
2004	28	172

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