Transport: North-East Dr. Kumar To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much the Government has spent on capital transport infrastructure projects in the north- east in each year since 1997. Paul Clark The funding allocation provided by the Department for Transport for capital transport infrastructure projects in the north-east in each year since 1997 is as follows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Integrated transport block|Highways maintenance|Other funding1|Total funding for transport infrastructure projects| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2007-08 |33.920 |42.181 |17.023 |93.124 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2006-07 |33.180 |44.165 |12.002 |89.347 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2005-06 |33.400 |44.170 |20.316 |97.886 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2004-05 |40.337 |47.095 |20.199 |107.631 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2003-04 |36.500 |35.878 |31.420 |103.798 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2002-03 |35.400 |36.120 |34.474 |105.994 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2001-02 |34.940 |34.195 |25.792 |94.927 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2000-01 |16.100 |40.820 |40.820 |97.740 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Other funding comprises funding major schemes, capital de-trunking and capital road safety.| | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Funding allocations made prior to Local Transport Plan Funding. ---------------------------------------- | |Total allocation (£ million)| ---------------------------------------- |1999-2000|42.500 | ---------------------------------------- |1998-99 |31.981 | ---------------------------------------- |1997-98 |40.119 | ---------------------------------------- Since April 1997 the Government have also provided specific capital funding for the Tyne and Wear Metro amounting to £65.626 million. Up to and including 2004-05 this was provided solely as revenue support although Nexus were able to use this for capital spending on the Metro.