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Integrated Transport

Gordon Banks: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what plans he has for the development of an integrated transport system. [281129]

Mr. Khan: The Government are committed to promoting an integrated transport system through measures such as improved interchange, better passenger information and smarter ticketing.

Members: Correspondence

Sir Michael Spicer: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 30 April 2009, transferred from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, reference: 134438/SW on ecodiesel. [281101]

Mr. Khan: I replied to the hon. Member for West Worcestershire in my letter dated 12 June 2009.

Olympic Games 2012

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many full-time equivalent members of staff in (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies are working on projects relating to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; how many of them are working on (i) project management, (ii) legacy planning, (iii) project oversight and (iv) financial oversight; and what plans he has for future staffing levels in each case. [279818]

Mr. Khan: The Department for Transport has 9.25 full-time equivalent members of staff whose work relates wholly to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Many other members of staff in the Department and its agencies are also contributing to delivery of the Government's objectives for the 2012 Games.

Roads: East of England

Nadine Dorries: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) how much funding his Department allocated for the construction of highways in (a) Mid-Bedfordshire constituency and (b) the East of England in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement; [280097]

(2) how much funding his Department allocated for the creation of additional lanes on highways in (a) Mid-Bedfordshire constituency and (b) the East of England region in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [280098]


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Mr. Khan: The following tables highlight how much funding the Department for Transport has allocated for the construction of highways and the creation of additional lanes on highways in (a) Mid-Bedfordshire constituency and (b) the East of England Region in each year since 1997:

Table 1: Mid- Bedfordshire
£ million

Highways agency schemes Local major road schemes (including maintenance)

1997-2001

0.0

0.255

2001-02

0.0

1.400

2002-03

0.0

3.930

2003-04

1.0

1.665

2004-05

5.1

0.175

2005-06

12.2

0.0

2006-07

25.3

8.825

2007-08

21.5

7.505

2008-09

41.2

2.547


Table 2: East of England (including Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Thurrock)
£ million

Highways agency schemes Local major road schemes (including maintenance)

1997-2001

40.7

2.602

2001-02

47.63

13.930

2002-03

153.3

13.267

2003-04

72.5

13.953

2004-05

48.5

35.908

2005-06

122.6

31.026

2006-07

180.8

32.170

2007-08

161.7

9.655

2008-09

166.5

9.376


Transport: East of England

Nadine Dorries: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) how much funding his Department has allocated for the construction of bus lanes in (a) Mid-Bedfordshire constituency and (b) the East of England in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement; [280095]

(2) how much funding his Department has allocated for the construction of bicycle paths in (a) Mid- Bedfordshire constituency and (b) the East of England in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement; [280149]

(3) how much funding his Department has allocated for the construction of footpaths in (a) Mid-Bedfordshire constituency and (b) the East of England in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [280150]

Mr. Khan: The Department for Transport allocates integrated transport block and highways maintenance funding to local transport authorities for capital investment in transport. Funding provided by the Department to local authorities is not generally ring-fenced and local authorities have discretion to spend their allocations in line with their priorities, which may include bicycle paths, bus lanes and footpaths. Allocations provided to Bedfordshire and the Eastern Region since 1997 are shown in the table.


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£ million

Bedfordshire Eastern region

2008-09

9.286

157.771

2007-08

7.751

159.476

2006-07

9.573

157.826

2005-06

9.351

156.899

2004-05

8.001

156.586

2003-04

7.364

141.735

2002-03

6.591

140.193

2001-02

7.147

137.774

2000-01

4.017

56.608

1999-2000

4.602

52.125

1998-99

3.070

32.150

1997-98

3.692

41.203

Note:
Since 2000 the allocations comprise integrated transport block grant and highways maintenance. Prior to 2000 the allocations are in the form of gross approved spending.

Revenue expenditure on transport is generally supported through the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Formula Grant.

The Department also provided specific funding for:

£

2008-09

195,000

For Bedfordshire, Luton borough

(120,000)

2007-08

76,136

For Bedfordshire

(0)

2006-07

276,531

For Bedfordshire

(0)

2005-06

235,000

For Bedfordshire

(0)


Transport: Finance

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) how much his Department has spent on transport in (a) South Tyneside, (b) Tyne and Wear, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since 1997; [279275]

(2) how much capital expenditure on roads there was in (a) the North East and (b) England in each year since 1997. [279325]

Mr. Khan: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on 28 January 2009, Official Report, columns 535-6W.

In addition, I also refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr. Stuart) on 28 January 2009, Official Report, columns 534-536W. This provided tables showing the available data on regional expenditure on new construction/improvement and structural maintenance on motorways
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and trunk roads, as well as regional expenditure on new improvement for highways, lighting, road safety and structural maintenance on local roads for 1999-2000 to 2006-07. The data do not enable new road construction to be identified as a separate category.

The Department has provided the following support for public transport major schemes in the north-east.

Tyne and Wear

Rest of north- east

Tyne and Wear Metro

The Department has provided the following sums to support the operation of the Tyne and Wear Metro. It is not possible to split this expenditure between South Tyneside and the other Tyne and Wear local authority areas.

£ million

Revenue support Capital support Total subsidy

1996-97

8.795

8.795

1997-98

8.619

8.619

1998-99

8.630

8.630

1999-2000

9.428

9.428

2000-01

9.787

9.787

2001-02

9.884

9.884

2002-03

11.831

11.831

2003-04

13.407

13.407

2004-05

15.952

15.952

2005-06

13.713

4.180

17.893

2006-07

18.057

4.305

22.362

2007-08

20.779

4.391

25.170

2008-09

19.943

7.131

27.074


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