Written question asked by Theresa Villiers (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 July 2008. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Thursday, 17 July 2008 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Roads: Gloucestershire

Question: (2) on what date Gloucestershire County Council last applied for extra funding under the emergency capital highways maintenance scheme;

Answer: I have today announced £6.5 million of capital highways maintenance funding for Gloucestershire county council to assist with their recovery from last summer's floods. This is in addition to £10.048 million that I announced in March this year, and brings the total funding from my Department to £16.548 million. This sum represents the total amount of funding requested by the county council in their claims of 20 December 2007 and 13 June 2008.

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