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Written question asked by Lord Beecham (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Attlee (Conservative) on Monday, 17 December 2012.

Roads: New Roads

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the increased expenditure on roads announced in the Autumn Statement, what are the estimated employment implications.[HL3999]

Answer

The Department for Transport has not made an assessment of the employment implications of the roads package announced by the Chancellor in his 2012 Autumn Statement. It is currently estimated that the four additional improvement schemes announced will generate over £5-worth of benefits for every pound spent on implementing them.

There are, however, some indications of the potential wider impacts of some of the specific major schemes announced. For example, the A5-M1 link road at Dunstable is projected to unlock the development of 7,000 houses and 40 hectares of employment land—potentially providing 4,000 jobs—at Houghton Regis.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
741 c284WA; HL3999
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Construction Employment Roads
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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