Written question asked by Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 23 April 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 April 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Thursday, 25 April 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what resources he will make available to Gloucestershire County Council to upgrade the A436 prior to de-trunking the A40; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figure.

Answer: Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what resources he will make available to Gloucestershire county council to upgrade the A436 prior to de-trunking the A40; and if he will make a statement. [52935] Mr. Jamieson: The A436 is a local road for which Gloucestershire county council is the local highway authority. The Government have allocated £16,489,000 to the county council to maintain and improve the local transport infrastructure within the county in the 2002-03 financial year. It is for the county council to decide if it wishes to use part of this allocation to fund improvements to the A436.

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