Written question asked by Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative) on Monday, 5 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 February 2007. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Thursday, 8 February 2007 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

A52

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the total cost was to public funds of the multi-modal study into transport links along the A52 corridor between Nottingham and Grantham; which of the recommendations he plans to implement; and when he expects the implementation to take place.

Answer: The total cost to public funds was £822,439, which was within the originally agreed fixed-price contract.No recommendations from the multi-modal study have yet been implemented. The study recommendations for major road schemes were remitted to the East Midlands Regional Assembly for consideration when determining funding priorities in response to the Government’s Regional Funding Allocation (RFA) process in 2006. None of the recommendations were prioritised by the region. There will be another opportunity to review priorities when the RFA advice is refreshed in 2008.

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