Oral answer to question provided on Thursday, 10 July 2008 in the House of Lords, by Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour).
Local Government: Roads
- Answer
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My Lords, responsibility for developing local major scheme proposals, including preparing robust scheme cost estimates, lies with local authorities. Ministers will consider cost increases for local road and public transport schemes at the appropriate approval stage, in line with the criteria set out in the department’s local authority major scheme guidance.
- Question
- Whether they will reimburse local authorities for the £671 million cost increases on current road schemes managed by local authorities.
Secondary information
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- Oral answer to question
- Reference
- 703 c848
- Session
- 2007-08
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Costs Construction Increases Local government Roads
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- View this Oral answer to question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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