Written Question:

Mr. Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what spending her Department has provided to improve the transport infrastructure of West Sussex in the last 10 years. [219966]

Member Answering Question: The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP, Minister of State

Answer: Since the introduction of local transport plans in 2000, West Sussex has received around £120 million for local transport improvements and maintenance schemes on local roads, as well as approximately £23 million for local major transport schemes and supplementary funding.

Investment by the Highways Agency in smaller scale trunk road improvements has been in the order of £7 million, while further major scheme investment is currently being developed as part of the regional funding allocation, for the A27 at Chichester and the A23 at Handcross and Warninglid.

West Sussex has also benefited from new trains and associated, power supply and depot upgrades delivered as part of the Mark 1 "slam door" stock replacement programme-the total value of the investment (benefiting West Sussex and other parts of London and the south-east) is in the region of £2 billion.