Written question asked by Nigel Waterson (Conservative) on Monday, 19 October 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 October 1998. It was answered by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Monday, 26 October 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the total compensation paid, or agreed to be paid, to date to contractors in respect of the Polegate Bypass scheme. - Includes available figure.

Answer: Mr. Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the total compensation paid, or agreed to be paid, to date to contractors in respect of the Polegate Bypass scheme. [55828] Ms Glenda Jackson: The overall levels of compensation are still being discussed with the companies who submitted tenders for the cancelled Weald and Downland DBFO Project, which included the Polegate Bypass. Interim on-account payments totalling £2.5m have been made.

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