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Road Traffic

Volume 493: debated on Wednesday 3 June 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on contracts for collecting data on congestion on roads in England in each of the last five years. (276463)

The following table shows spending by the Department for Transport and the Highways Agency on contracts which wholly or mainly collect and/or process congestion data. It does not include feasibility studies, research or analysis contracts.

Spending (£000 excl. VAT)

Financial year

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

DFT

1,624

1,388

1,486

1,861

984

Highways Agency

2,015

2,821

3,280

3,234

3,222