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Written question asked by Lord Mann (Labour) on Monday, 5 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 July 2010. It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Monday, 26 July 2010 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Roads: Safety

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what changes to his Department's funding to Nottinghamshire county council for road safety are proposed for 2010-11.
Answer

[holding answer 8 July 2010]: The following changes have been made to planned DFT grant payments for 2010-11 related to road safety for Nottinghamshire county council.

£000
Funding stream for 2010-11 Original planned payments Changes to planned payments Currently planned payments
Road safety revenue (part of area based grant) 1,586 -422 1,164
Road safety capital grant 353 -353 0
Integrated transport grant 10,660 -2,665 7,995

We have undertaken the reductions in planned funding in a way which maximises local authorities' flexibility to reshape their budgets according to their local priorities and where their efficiencies can be found. The Government do not expect there to be a direct correlation between grant reductions and local authority budget changes. Road safety should remain a high priority and local authorities should continue to resource it with funds reallocated as a result of identifying efficiency savings in other areas.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6900; 514 c805W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Nottinghamshire Safety Roads
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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