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Roads: Halifax

Volume 458: debated on Wednesday 28 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much capital has been allocated by local authorities to new road projects in Halifax since 1997. (130406)

Figures for the Halifax constituency are not specifically available. The following table sets out how much capital spending on integrated transport improvements has been reported by Calderdale metropolitan borough council (which includes Halifax) to my Department from 1997-98 to 2005-06.

Amount (£000)

1997-98

1,002

1998-99

1,333

1999-2000

873

2000-01

1,810

2001-02

2,041

2002-03

2,263

2003-04

2,967

2004-05

2,799

2005-06

1,700

Integrated transport improvements are new road and local public transport related projects. The totals exclude investment made in the area by West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority, as this is primarily related to public transport.