Written question asked by Robert Banks (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 March 1997. It was answered by John Watts (Conservative) on Monday, 17 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of Transport.

Dept of Transport

Question: What progress has been made towards constructing the Spofforth By-pass in North Yorkshire using the Private Finance Initiative.

Answer: Mr. Robert Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made towards constructing the Spofforth bypass in North Yorkshire using the private finance initiative. [20680] Mr. Watts: I understand that the Spofforth bypass is being progressed as part of a package of three design, build, finance and operate road schemes by North Yorkshire county council. The public private partnerships programme--4Ps-- believes that this package of road schemes have a good chance of being developed successfully and replicated within the new PFI framework, and has therefore given the scheme "pathfinder" status. If a satisfactory business case is proposed by North Yorkshire, the Department of Transport will seek Treasury agreement to the notional credit approvals which may be required.

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