Written question asked by Lord Islwyn (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 December 1996. It was answered by John Watts (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 December 1996 on behalf of the Department of Transport.

Dept of Transport

Question: What criteria have been altered to amend the decisions made in the 1995 review of the road programme in respect of the removal of schemes from the main programme and the promotion of schemes from the longer term programme.

Answer: Mr. Roy Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria have been altered to amend the decisions made in the 1995 review of the road programme in respect of the removal of schemes from the main programme and the promotion of schemes from the and the longer-term programme. [8617] Mr. Watts: Since the review published in November 1995 as "Managing the Trunk Road Programme", the Government's Green Paper "Transport--The Way Forward", Cm 3234, has been published affecting the Government's view of priorities and there have been changes in the circumstances of individual schemes. In some cases, schemes have been reviewed to reduce their cost and scope; in some cases, costs and benefits have been updated; there has been public consultation on some schemes; some schemes have been taken forward as part of the design build, finance and operate programme; and, in some cases, local circumstances have changed.

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