asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the arrangements for meeting the cost of rectification of defects which have occurred in the concrete carriageway of the Reigate to Leatherhead section of the M25.
Under the provisions of the contract, it is for the Department's consulting engineers, W. S. Atkins and Partners, who are the engineer for the contract, to determine where the responsibility lies. That determination will be binding unless referred to arbitration by the Department or the contractor.I have no contractual powers to impose a timetable on the engineer to produce his determination, although I have explained I would like it to be dealt with expeditiously. This is, however, a complex technical matter which requires thorough investigation and careful consideration.
| 1984–85 | |||||
| Grants to Universities and Colleges, etc. for Recurrent Expenditure | |||||
| General Purpose | Restructuring* | Overseas Research Student Fees Support Scheme | Total Subhead A1 | Computers Subhead B2 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Aston University | 14,473,646 | 3,785,602 | 29,869 | 18,289,117 | 141,628 |
| Bath University¶ | 12,594,543 | 235,658 | 66,856 | 12,897,057 | 1,422,087 |
| Birmingham University | 36,430,988 | 2,711,928 | 59,636 | 39,202,552 | 322,955 |
| Bradford University¶ | 14,672,516 | 1,970,942 | 22,386 | 16,665,844 | 147,275 |
| Bristol University | 28,930,260 | 1,067,852 | 31,615 | 30,029,727 | 213,947 |
| Brunei University | 12,802,376 | 439,682 | 24,090 | 13,266,148 | 124,963 |
| Cambridge University | 41,360,648 | — | 630,281 | 41,990,929 | 509,882 |
| City University | 12,086,686 | 1,038,691 | 18,487 | 13,143,864 | 112,412 |
| Durham University | 17,222,910 | 329,378 | 22,505 | 17,574,793 | 98,403 |
| East Anglia University | 14,707,661 | 854,324 | 19,944 | 15,581,929 | 163,766 |
| Essex University | 8,230,335 | 544,303 | 40,512 | 8,815,150 | 174,842 |
| Exeter University | 15,171,863 | 1,557,708 | 11,432 | 16,741,003 | 122,730 |
| Hull University | 14,198,165 | 754,855 | 4,162 | 14,957,182 | 148,831 |
| Keele University¶ | 8,465,960 | 560,136 | 2,581 | 9,028,677 | 112,578 |
| Kent University | 10,260,224 | 834,267 | 24,963 | 11,119,454 | 182,163 |
| Lancaster University | 13,259,081 | 559,510 | 17,979 | 13,836,570 | 185,080 |
| Leeds University¶ | 41,329,610 | 732,100 | 167,236 | 42,228,946 | 375,859 |
| Leicester University | 17,596,203 | 277,382 | 9,780 | 17,883,365 | 144,327 |
| Liverpool University | 36,931,668 | 1,638,172 | 91,212 | 38,661,052 | 247,097 |
| London University, including its Colleges and Schools¶ | 237,531,273 | 12,664,718 | 805,334 | 251,001,325 | 5,270,764 |
| Loughborough University of Technology | 17,632,000 | 295,375 | 28,391 | 17,955,766 | 191,751 |
| Manchester University | 46,292,283 | 454,030 | 94,463 | 46,840,776 | 2,864,350 |
I will inform my hon. Friend of the engineer's determination when it is issued.