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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent in the (a) Coleraine and (b) Limavady borough council areas on minor roads improvements by the roads service in 2004. [208701] Mr. Spellar: The chief executive of roads service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the hon. Member in response to this question. Letter from Dr. Malcolm McKibbin to Mr. Gregory Campbell, dated 17 January 2005: You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question about expenditure on minor road improvements in the Coleraine and Limavady Borough Council area in 2004, I have been asked to reply as this issue falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service. The table below shows the expenditure incurred by Roads Service on minor road improvement schemes in these Council areas during 2004. Spend on Minor Road Works _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Period Council area Spend 1 (£) 1 January 2004 to 31 December Coleraine borough 900,000 2004 1 January 2004 to 31 December Limavady borough 300,000 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Figures provided have been rounded to the nearest £100,000 Please note that these figures include spend on minor road works, collision remedial schemes, traffic calming, transportation measures and minor bridge strengthening. For your additional information, I would advise that the resources available for minor capital schemes are allocated to roads service's four divisions which, in turn, apportion this across district council areas on a needs-based priority approach using indicators such as population, weighted road lengths and the number of accidents. This ensures, so far as possible, an equitable distribution of funds across the country. I hope this information is helpful.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

208701; 429 c785-6W;429 c789-90W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Expenditure Northern Ireland Roads Repairs and maintenance Coleraine Roads Service Limavady

Link

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