Written question asked by Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour) on Monday, 17 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 June 2004. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 7 June 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on sound proofing to reduce noise pollution from roads in each of the last five years. - Including figure and table.

Answer: Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent on sound-proofing to reduce noise pollution from roads in each of the last five years. [174465] Mr. Jamieson: In the last five years the Highways Agency has spent around £429,000 on providing, or making grants for, sound-proofing of residential properties affected by highway works on the strategic road network. The breakdown of this expenditure by year is as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Expenditure (£) 1999-2000 0 2000-01 3,400 2001-02 205,987 2002-03 121,363 2003-04 98,230 Total 428,980 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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