Section 56 Grants

Mr. Baker
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the applications submitted for section 56 grants since 1 January 1990, indicating in each case which were successful and how much was awarded. [80096]

Ms Glenda Jackson
Schemes accepted for section 56 grants after 1 January 1990 and the grant allocated or paid are as follows:-----------------
|Ivanhoe Line   |
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|Midland Metro  |
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|Robin Hood Line|
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Grant payments for a number of other schemes started before 1 January 1990 and continued after that date.During this period, a number of authorities have developed potential section 56 schemes and have discussed these with officials in my Department. We do not keep a centralised record of all such discussions.