HOUSE OF COMMONS WRITTEN PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

For answer on: Monday 25 February 2002

Date answered: Monday 25 February 2002

DTLR Ref:
5482 01/02
548401/02
Party: CON

Mr Robert Key (Salisbury)

399N To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what was the Local Transport Plan capital settlement for the Salisbury Transport Package; and how much was identified for (a) roads and (b) the non-roads element of the scheme. [36786]

400N To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what annual spending profiles have been agreed for (a) the roads and (b) the non-roads elements of the Salisbury package of the L TP capital settlement. [36785]

Ms Keeble

The annual spending profiles agreed for the road and non-road elements of the Salisbury Transport package are as given below.

DTLR Ref:
5483 01/02
Party: CON

Mr Robert Key (Salisbury)

40lN To ask the Secretary Qf State for Transport, Local Government and the
Regions, on what date the Government Office of the South West (a) signed a contract with or (b) issued a decision letter to Salisbury District Council specifying the annual percentage increase in the city parking changes to be imposed as part of the Salisbury transport capital the opening of the first to the fifth park-and-ride sites; and if he will place a copy of that
document in the Library. [36784]

Ms Keeble

My Rt Ron Friend the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions has not signed a contract nor issued a decision letter to Salisbury DC specifying the annual percentage increase in the city parking charges. A failure to implement any significant part of the package of measures, including both the park and rides sites and the increase in parking charges, contained in Wiltshire' s L TP for Salisbury could undermine the benefits that the £13.7m we have earmarked for this scheme will provide.

DTLR Ref:
548101/02
Party: CON

Mr Robert Key (Salisbury)

402N To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions,
for what reason the A36T de-trunking has been delayed; when it will come into effect; and what are the implications for (a) the Wylye Valley relief road, (b) the BruneI Link in Salisbury and (c) the Harnham relief road. [36787]

Mr Jamieson

The Secretary of State confirmed in December 2000 that the A36/ A46 route was to remain non-core, and would be detrunked in due course. Negotiations on detrunking between the Highways Agency and the local highway authorities commenced early in 2001. However, the South West Regional Assembly placed a holding objection to detrunking, pending the outcome of a further study into the management of the route and the traffic problems in Bath. This study, entitled the " Bristol/Bath to South Coast Study " is to be commissioned shortly, and is due to report at the end of 2002. Detrunking negotiations are therefore likely to be on hold until early 2003. )

The Wylye Valley relief road ""rill be constructed by Wiltshire County Council as a local road scheme following detrunking.

The BruneI Link and the Harnham relief road is a local road scheme promoted by Wiltshire County Council and is not directly affected by the detrunking of the A36.