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(2) if he will place in the Library a copy of the document setting out the criteria used to determine the location of zebra and pelican crossings in Northern Ireland; what the requirements are for the minimum distance from which such crossings must be visible to oncoming motorists; and if...

Asked by

Andrew Mackinlay (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 April 2007

For answer on

3 May 2007

Answered on

8 May 2007

The Chief Executive of Roads Service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) was asked to write to the hon. Gentleman in response to these questions. A copy of his reply, dated 4 May, is as follows.This matter is now the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Administration.Letter from Dr. Malcolm McKibbin, dated 4 May 2007:"You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland two Parliamentary Questions regarding:""1. which public consultations the Roads Service of Northern Ireland and the Department of the Environment has conducted in the past 12 months on the location of new zebra and pelican crossings; what the time period was of such consultation; what steps were taken to ensure that nearby individuals and businesses were invited to participate in the consultation; and if he will make a statement; and""2. if he will place in the Library a copy of the document setting out the criteria used to determine the location of zebra and pelican crossings in Northern Ireland; what the requirements are for the minimum distance from which such crossings must be visible to oncoming motorists; and if he will make a statement.""As this issue falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of the Department for Regional Development’s Roads Service, I have been asked to reply.""I should explain that Roads Service’s policy in relation to pedestrian crossings is to provide such facilities where there is an identifiable need and where the conditions at any potential site make it difficult for pedestrians and cyclists to cross the road. An integral part of the process is an assessment of the ‘demand’ and ‘difficulty’ of crossing the road at the location concerned. The initial part of our assessment process uses the number of pedestrians (the initial demand factor) and the volume of traffic (the initial difficulty factor) to give an indication of the potential ‘conflict’ at a site. The assessment of the need for a crossing is then supplemented using a scorecard, which assigns scores to various other ‘demand’ and ‘difficulty’ factors, including collision history at the site. This policy is designed to assess the need and to prioritise locations ““where pedestrians encounter difficulties in crossing the road due to the high volumes of vehicular traffic. This is applied consistently and impartially when assessing all requests in Northern Ireland, so that available funding can be directed at those sites with the greatest need.""Attached for information is a copy of our public information leaflet on Controlled Pedestrian Crossings (a copy will be placed in the House of Commons Library).""There is no statutory requirement for Roads Service to formerly consult on proposals to construct traffic management features such as pedestrian crossings. However, our policy is to carry out informal consultations with the police and frontages along the length of road affected by any proposal. There is no set period for this consultation. The list at Appendix 1 details the locations of proposed zebra and pelican pedestrian crossings where consultations were carried out in 2006/07 financial year.""The requirements for the minimum distance from which all types of crossings must be visible to oncoming motorists depends on the approach speed of vehicles in the vicinity of a proposed crossings and are detailed below."

Date

8 May 2007

Reference

135597; 460 c3-5W;460 c3-6W

House

House of Commons

Roads Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) which public consultations the Roads Service of Northern Ireland and the Department of the Environment has conducted in the past 12 months on the location of new zebra and pelican crossings; what the time period was of such consultation; what...

Asked by

Andrew Mackinlay (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 April 2007

For answer on

3 May 2007

Answered on

8 May 2007

Date

8 May 2007

Reference

135595; 460 c3-5W;460 c3-6W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP 07/1302

Deposited by

Northern Ireland Office; Roads Service

Type

Deposited papers

Date

8 May 2007

Reference

DEP 07/1302

House

House of Commons

Roads Service report and accounts for 2005-06.

Type

House of Commons papers

Date

20 July 2006

Reference

HC 1385 2005-06

House

House of Commons

Roads Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were employed in each Divisional Roads Service Office in Northern Ireland in April (a) 2000 and (b) 2006.

Asked by

Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 June 2006

For answer on

8 June 2006

Answered on

26 June 2006

The acting chief executive of Roads Service (Mr. Geoff Allister) has been asked to write to the hon. Gentleman in response to this question.Letter from Geoff Allister, dated 16 June 2006:"You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question regarding how many people were employed in each Divisional Roads Service Office in Northern Ireland in April (a) 2000 and (b) 2006.""As this issue falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service, I have been asked to reply.""The tables attached at Annex 1 detail the number of industrial and non-industrial Roads Service staff employed in each Divisional Roads Service office on 1 April 2000 and 1 April 2006. ""I hope you find this information helpful."

Non-industrial staff: Annex
	Staff in post
Divisional Roads Service Office	1 April 2000	1 April 2006
Crescent Road, Londonderry BT47 2NQ	27	40
Newcastle Road, Seaforde BT30 8PR	12	23
Ballynahonemore Road, Armagh BT60 1JD	19	29
Newmills Road, Coleraine BT52 2JB	0	3
Larne Road Link, Ballymena BT42 3HA	18	34
Airport Road, Belfast BT3 9DY	33	59
Balloo Road, Bangor BT19 7PG	10	15
Aghanloo Depot, Dowland Road, Limavady BT49 OHR	1	2
Arvalee Depot, Deverney Road, Omagh BT79 OJJ	25	39
Benson House, Benson Street, Lisburn BT28 2BG	16	31
Carn Industrial Estate, Portadown BT63 5RH	17	25
Castle Barracks, Wellington Place, Enniskillen BT74 7HN	34	44
Caulside, New Lodge Road, Antrim BT41 2GW	10	11
Clarence Court, Adelaide Street, Belfast BT2 8GB	147	219
Aughnacloy Road, Banbridge BT32 3RU	1	2
County Hall, Galgorm Road, Ballymena BT42 1QG	135	131
County Hall, Castlerock Road, Coleraine BT51 3HS	99	123
County Hall, Drumragh Avenue, Omagh BT79 7AF	94	80
Castle Street, Antrim BT41 4JE	8	12
Elm View, Derry Road, Strabane BT82 8DT	11	19
Ferry Terminal, Strangford, BT30 7NE	1	2
Cecil Street, Newry BT35 6AU	14	26
Tullybroom Road, Clogher BT76 OUW	2	2
Molesworth Street, Cookstown BT80 8PA	8	15
Newry Street, Banbridge BT32 3EA	6	13
Jubilee Road, Newtownards BT23 4XP	8	13
Main Street, Limavady BT49 0ET	7	9
Hydebank, Hospital Road, Belfast BT8 8JL	167	214
Marlborough House, Central Way, Craigavon BT64 1AD	100	119
Moygashel, Dungannon BT71 7QR	15	22
New Mills House, New Mills Road Lower, Coleraine BT52 2JR	5	6
Rathkeltair House, Market Street, Downpatrick BT30 6UU	103	121
Rathmore Depot, Loughanmore Road, Antrim BT41 2QP	1	2
Sandyknowes, Glengormley, Newtownabbey BT36 8RF	2	3
Station Road, Magherafelt BT45 5DN	8	15
Corporation Street, Belfast BT1 3DH	27	53
Silverhill Plant Depot, Shore Road, Enniskillen BT47 7EF	6	9
Sprucefield Depot, Sprucefield Roundabout, Lisburn BT27 5QY	1	3
The McAleer Building, 31 Market Street, Omagh BT78 1EE	0	36
Trillick House, Queen Street, Ballymoney BT53 6JD	0	14
Market Street, Ballymoney BT53 6EE	1	0
High Street, Ballymoney BT53 6AG	7	0
Total	1,206	1,638
Note:
It should be noted that some of the people employed in respect of Road Service Offices are attributable to general accommodation moves.

Industrial Staff
	Staff in post
Divisional Roads Service Office	1 April 2000	1 April 2006
Cecil Street, Newry BT35 6AU	51	30
Crescent Road, Londonderry BT47 2NQ	38	33
Main Street, Moygashel, Dungannon BT71 7QR	47	34
Loughnamore Road, Antrim BT41 4AE	0	24
Ballynahonemore Road, Armagh, Co Armagh BT60 1JD	64	37
Airport Road, Belfast BT3 9DY	54	35
Market Street, Ballymoney BT53 6EE	0	14
Belfast Road, Larne BT40 2PJ	0	14
Aghanloo Depot, Dowland Road, Limavady BT49 OHR	26	19
Arvalee Depot, Deverney Road, Omagh BT79 OJJ	56	47
Ballykeel Depot, Larne Road, Ballymena BT42 3HA	33	16
Carn Industrial Estate, Craigavon BT63 5RH	43	34
Castle Barracks, Wellington Place, Enniskillen BT74 7HN	6	2
Aughnacloy Road, Banbridge BT32 3RU	16	19
County Hall, Drumragh Avenue, Omagh BT79 7AF	0	2
County_Hall, Galgorm Road, Ballymena BT42 1QG	18	18
County Hall, Castlerock Road, Coleraine BT51 3HS	18	11
Station Road, Magherafelt BT45 5DN	19	14
Elm View, Derry Road, Strabane BT82 8DT	33	28
Ferry Terminal, Strangford, BT30 7NE	17	18
Newcastle Road, Seaforde BT30 8PR	41	23
Molesworth Street, Cookstown BT80 9PA	11	9
Marlborough House, Central Way, Craigavon BT64 1AD	11	11
Station Road, Ballycastle BT54 6AP	17	9
Balloo Road, Bangor BT19 2PG	39	28
Newmills Road, Coleraine BT52 2JB	31	23
Rathkeltair House, Market Street, Downpatrick BT30 6UU	5	4
Sandyknowes, Antrim Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 8RF	12	26
Corporation Street, Belfast BT1 3DH	43	13
Shore Road, Enniskillen BT47 7EF	59	48
Sprucefield Depot, Sprucefield Roundabout, Lisburn BT27 5QY	34	34
Victoria Street, Carrickfergus, BT38 8AQ	0	13
Ferrard, Railway Street, Antrim BT41 4AE	25	0
Dervock Road, Ballymoney BT53	18	0
Govenors Place, Carrickfergus BT38 7BN	12	0
Exchange Road, Larne BT40 1RD	18	0
Jublie Road, Newtownards BT23 4XP	8	0
Hydebank, Hospital Road, Belfast BT8 8JL	9	0
Total	932	690
Notes:
1. It should be noted that in some instances, the difference in the number of staff in various locations is attributable to general accommodation moves.
2. The reduction in number of industrial staff at a number of offices reflects a major exercise to re-grade certain industrial grades.

Date

26 June 2006

Reference

448 c208-11W;448 c206-10W; 76323

House

House of Commons

Road Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many properties the Road Service has compulsorily purchased for future road schemes in each of the last 20 years, broken down by division in Northern Ireland;

Asked by

Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 February 2006

For answer on

16 February 2006

Answered on

7 June 2006

Number of properties acquired
	Northern division	Southern division	Western division	Eastern division
1985	0	0	0	0
1986	0	1	0	0
1987	0	0	0	0
1988	0	0	0	0
1989	0	0	0	4
1990	0	0	0	1
1991	0	0	0	1
1992	0	0	0	3
1993	0	0	0	2
1994	0	0	0	0
1995	0	0	0	2
1996	0	0	0	1
1997	0	0	0	5
1998	0	0	0	2
1999	0	0	0	2
2000	0	0	0	2
2001	0	0	0	0
2002	0	0	0	0
2003	0	0	0	1
2004	0	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0

"The day-to-day management of property acquired by Roads Service in advance of road schemes is carried out by the Department for Social Development’s Lands Service, under the terms of a Service Level Agreement (currently under review). The term ‘management’ as defined in the Service Level Agreement includes the letting of land, collection of rent, rent review, rent accounting and maintenance of property. It also includes the supervision of derelict land and buildings to ensure that they do not constitute a danger to the public and the safeguarding of vacant land against vandals."

Date

7 June 2006

Reference

447 c694-5W; 52473

House

House of Commons

Road Service

(2) how much the Road Service has spent purchasing property in the Shandon Park area of East Belfast in connection with the proposed link road between Ascot Park and Shandon Park.

Asked by

Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 February 2006

For answer on

16 February 2006

Answered on

7 June 2006

The Chief Executive of Roads Service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the hon. Gentleman in response to this question.Letter from Dr. Malcolm McKibbin, dated 20 February 2006:"You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland two Parliamentary Questions regarding the Shandon Park area:""how many (a) properties and (b) gardens have been bought by the Road Service in the Shandon Park area of East Belfast in each of the last 25 years and on what date each site was (i) purchased, (ii) last maintained and (iii) completed; and""how much the Road Service has spent purchasing property in the Shandon Park area of East Belfast in connection with the proposed link road between Ascot Park and Shandon Park.""As these issues fall within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service, I have been asked to reply.""By way of background, I should explain that the proposed widening of the A55 at Knock Road is included in the Belfast Metropolitan Transport Plan and Roads Service’s Major Works Preparation Pool. The two detailed options still being considered ""are a dual carriageway or two lanes in both directions with right turning lanes at junctions. Both of these options currently include a link road from Ascot Park to Shandon Park. We plan to present these options at a public consultation day in spring 2006.""In the past 25 years, 2 properties/gardens were acquired by Roads Service for the proposed A55 widening scheme—number 2 Shandon Park (purchased 23 May 1984) and number 4 Shandon Park (purchased 7 December 1987). Both these properties were subsequently demolished. In addition, 2 properties/gardens were acquired for the associated proposed link road from Ascot Park to Shandon Park—number 11 Shandon Park (purchased 17 November 1997) and number 13 Shandon Park (purchased 7 February 2003). The total cost for these two properties was £406,000.""The day-to-day management of property acquired by Roads Service in advance of road schemes is carried out by the Department for Social Development’s Lands Service, under the terms of a Service Level Agreement (currently under review). This document, among other things, stipulates response times for reacting to maintenance problems.""DSD colleagues have advised that 11 and 13 Shandon Park were rented to tenants but vacated in January and February 2005 respectively. Unfortunately DSD was unsuccessful in its efforts to secure new tenants for them after advertising in the local press in June 2005.""I understand maintenance work has been ongoing at these properties. At 11 Shandon Park work was carried out between February and April 2005 with further work to be carried out this month. At 13 Shandon Park maintenance work was also carried out in June, July and September 2005 and in January 2006."

Date

7 June 2006

Reference

447 c695-6W; 52476

House

House of Commons

Road Service

(2) what requirements are in place for the maintenance of property compulsorily purchased by the Road Service before completion of the relevant road scheme;

Asked by

Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 February 2006

For answer on

16 February 2006

Answered on

7 June 2006

Number of properties acquired
	Northern division	Southern division	Western division	Eastern division
1985	0	0	0	0
1986	0	1	0	0
1987	0	0	0	0
1988	0	0	0	0
1989	0	0	0	4
1990	0	0	0	1
1991	0	0	0	1
1992	0	0	0	3
1993	0	0	0	2
1994	0	0	0	0
1995	0	0	0	2
1996	0	0	0	1
1997	0	0	0	5
1998	0	0	0	2
1999	0	0	0	2
2000	0	0	0	2
2001	0	0	0	0
2002	0	0	0	0
2003	0	0	0	1
2004	0	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0

Date

7 June 2006

Reference

447 c694-5W; 52474

House

House of Commons

Road Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many (a) properties and (b) gardens have been bought by the Road Service in the Shandon Park area of East Belfast in each of the last 25 years; and on what date each site was (i) purchased, (ii) last...

Asked by

Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 February 2006

For answer on

16 February 2006

Answered on

7 June 2006

Date

7 June 2006

Reference

447 c695-6W; 52475

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Roads Service Magazine

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost was of (a) publication and (b) distribution of the Northern Ireland Roads Service magazine, The Link: Investing in the Road Network of 30 May; and how many copies were printed.

Asked by

Andrew Mackinlay (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 June 2006

Reference

447 c690W; 75509

House

House of Commons

Roads Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent by Roads Service in each year since 2000, broken down by district council area.

Asked by

Eddie McGrady (Social Democratic & Labour Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 February 2006

For answer on

2 March 2006

Answered on

3 March 2006

The Chief Executive of Roads Service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the hon. Gentleman in response to these questions.Letter from Dr. Malcolm McKibbin, dated 2 March 2006:"You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question about how much was spent by the Department for Regional Development's Roads Service in each year since 2000, broken down by district council area.""I have been asked to reply as this issue falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service.""The following table provides details of Roads Service expenditure for the period requested.""I hope this information is useful."

Roads Service expenditure from 2000–01 to 2004–05 (£000)
	Total years
District council	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
Antrim	3,996	4,892	13,688	15,042	8,865
Coleraine	5,092	5,632	4,673	6,310	6,515
Limavady	2,908	4,328	12,189	7,045	5,771
Moyle	1,926	1,278	1,661	1,959	2,168
Ballymoney	3,093	2,600	2,944	3,032	3,390
Londonderry	6,492	8,210	10,299	10,148	14,980
Ballymena	8,042	6,426	4,970	6,078	6,279
Larne	2,439	2,172	2,817	4,388	2,966
Belfast	21,092	25,918	24,392	23,338	35,283
Castlereagh	3,450	3,739	2,689	2,991	3,730
Newtownabbey	4,453	4,608	5,987	8,085	9,370
Carrickfergus	1,977	2,121	2,038	1,977	2,046
North Down	3,350	3,527	5,015	4,570	3,719
Lisburn	5,532	6,379	7,533	9,290	10,466
Ards	3,377	3,777	6,095	7,232	5,520
Armagh	5,648	5,428	5,223	6,429	8,424
Newry and Mourne	5,726	7,108	6,441	14,849	27,489
Banbridge	3,264	3,923	4,837	7,853	7,708
Craigavon	6,915	7,848	6,401	7,202	9,353
Down	4,476	5,992	5,169	5,808	6,763
Magherafelt	2,854	2,939	3,329	4,086	4,993
Omagh	5,498	6,485	7,449	8,414	12,374
Strabane	5,903	8,960	12,185	6,885	7,586
Cookstown	2,749	2,947	3,137	3,955	3,974
Fermanagh	6,265	6,209	6,717	8,624	10,484
Dungannon	4,680	5,344	5,404	7,784	8,953
Over totals	131,197	148,790	173,282	193,374	229,169

Date

3 March 2006

Reference

55174; 443 c1056-7W;443 c1056-7W

House

House of Commons

Department for Rural Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will break down the Department for Rural Development's Roads Service Budget for 2006–07 by main budget heading.

Asked by

Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

17 January 2006

For answer on

20 January 2006

Answered on

20 January 2006

The chief executive of Roads Service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the hon. Gentleman in response to this question.Letter from Dr. Malcolm McKibbin, dated 19 January 2006:"You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a parliamentary question regarding the break down of the Department for Rural Development's Roads Service Budget for 2006–07 by main budget heading. I have been asked to reply as these issues fall within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service, an agency within the Department for Regional Development.""The following table gives the analysis of the Roads Service budget for 2006–07."

Budget 2006–07 £ million
	Amount
Admin	76.0
Other resource	93.9
Capital	107.9

"It should be noted however, that these amounts are subject to amendment as a result of the in-year budget monitoring rounds, which form part of the public expenditure process.""I hope this information is helpful."

Date

20 January 2006

Reference

44059; 441 c1639-40W;441 c1639W

House

House of Commons

Roads Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what penalty clauses are normally included as part of Roads Service contracts.

Asked by

David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 2005

Reference

36339; 440 c1869W;440 c1869W

House

House of Commons

Regional Transport Strategy

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the impact of the level of funding to the Department for Regional Development Roads Service on the completion of Northern Ireland's Regional Transport Strategy.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 November 2005

For answer on

28 November 2005

Answered on

5 December 2005

The chief executive of Roads Service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the hon. Lady in response to this question.Letter from Malcolm McKibbin, dated 5 December 2005:"You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question regarding what assessment he has made of the impact of the reduced funding to the Department for Regional Development Roads Service on the completion of Northern Ireland's Regional Transport Strategy.""I have been asked to reply as this issue falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service.""In terms of the capital budget, I can advise that by the mid-way point on the Regional Transportation Strategy (RTS) ten-year strategy period i.e. in 2006–7, investment on strategic improvements, local transport and safety measures, minor network development schemes, bridge strengthening, street lighting, etc. will have reached approximately 50% of the total envisaged in the RTS. Thus I can reassure you that the overall capital investment in the road network is in line with the increased level of investment that the RTS proposed for initiatives to address the bottlenecks and upgrade the key transport corridors in the network. Indeed, the investment plans outlined in the Draft Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland (ISNI) embodies proposals which would take capital spending to levels beyond those of the RTS.""From the maintenance point of view, while average expenditure increased substantially following approval of the RTS, the scope to allocate resources is constrained by the amounts that can be made available from new sources or by reallocating funds from other areas. In order to help create scope to release resources for other priorities, including Health and Education, Ministers have agreed to reduce the amounts in the Draft Budget allocations from those previously allocated for roads. This will result in maintenance levels, which, although above those prior to the RTS, will be short of the total levels envisaged by the RTS. Nevertheless, it is important to note that in the last three years (2003/04–2005/06), over £220 million has been allocated to this structural maintenance of roads and when assessing maintenance investment it is important to consider this figure over the full cycle.""I assure you that Roads Service will continue to make the best use of resources available taking proper account of both safety issues and the need to achieve value for money.""I hope this information is helpful."

Date

5 December 2005

Reference

440 c1079-80W;440 c1079-80W; 33234

House

House of Commons

Roads Service report and accounts for 2004/05.

Type

House of Commons papers

Date

18 July 2005

Reference

HC 295 2005-06;NIA 207/03

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

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.

Asked by

Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 January 2005

For answer on

17 January 2005

Answered on

17 January 2005

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.

Date

17 January 2005

Reference

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

House

House of Commons

Roads Service report and accounts for 2003/04.

Type

Annual reports; House of Commons papers

Notes

Received 27.01.05

Date

21 July 2004

Reference

HC 927 2003/04;NIA 45/03

House

House of Commons

Department for Regional Development: Management of industrial sickness absence. Minutes of evidence 28 April 2004.(Printed in HC 561)

Type

House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Committee of Public Accounts

Date

28 April 2004

Reference

HC 561-i 2003/04

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP 04/464

Deposited by

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

1 March 2004

Reference

DEP 04/464

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which contractors working for the Roads Service had their contracts terminated in each year since 1999; and what the reasons were in each case. - Chief Executive of Roads Service will write.

Asked by

Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 September 2003

Reference

119468; 410 c830W;410 c828W

House

House of Commons

All types of crossings—visibility requirements

85 percentile approach speed (m.p.h.)

Desirable minimum visibility (metres)

Absolute minimum visibility (metres)