This includes grants and borrowings approvals for revenue and capital expenditure. It is not possible to determine how much money has been spent on Eccles. It is for the local authority to decide where within its boundary these resources are invested. A five year strategy within City Pride context combining city-wide programmes on economic development, removing barriers to employment, community safety and crime reduction with concentration on physical development in areas of need. The rest of the Eccles constituency will be included in the City Pride area which includes all the eligible areas of Manchester, Salford and Trafford, it is therefore not possible to determine how much ERDF will have been of benefit to Eccles.
Road hump is the generic name for any vertical deflection for controlling vehicle speed.
Regulations 1999 states that a road hump should be between 25 and 100mm in height, with no vertical face higher than 6mm and have a minimum width in the direction of traffic not be less than 900mm. The DETR has issued a range of traffic advisory leaflets to all local authorities in England and Wales giving guidance on the installation of road humps. Within the scope offered by the Regulations, it is for highway authorities to decide the most appropriate design and dimension of road hump for each of their roads. To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what guidance he issues about traffic calming outside schools. This should be a priority, particularly in areas where there are large numbers of children, such as in the vicinity of schools.