Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 March 2006. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 April 2006 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

M6

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent (a) on planning, (b) on consulting and (c) in total on (i) improving capacity on the M6 between Birmingham and Manchester and (ii) the Midlands to Manchester multi-modal study.

Answer: In the period since our response to the west midlands to north west conurbations multi-modal study in December 2002, approximately £4.5 million has been spent on preliminary design work, stakeholder engagement and other planning activities on improving capacity on the M6 between Birmingham and Manchester. It is not possible to provide a detailed breakdown of the total at the present time.The total cost of the west midlands to north west conurbations multi-modal study was £2 million. This figure includes costs relating to public consultation exercises that were undertaken as part of the study.

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