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THE GOVERNMENT will hand over just 5% of the £60m of unspent funding from the Road Haulage Modernisation Fund to help operators finance training and update their fleets this year.
Despite industry pleas for it to roll-over unspent cash from the three-year fund, transport 1 ter David Jamieson has refu extend the 31 March deadk the scheme.
The government has alio just £3m in 2004-2005 to completing "worthwhile pro including the Safe and Efficient Driving (SAFED, Respect for People programs Palletline chairman Bob sett says it's a sleight of hal the government: "It takes c for the schemes again and ; by announcing the funds as money but in reality it is ju: announcing the same cash."
Freight Transport Associ: chief executive Richard il says while it welcomes the fur it is disappointed by the am available.
But Skills for Logistics I executive Ian Hetherington pleased by the announcement recognition of the successful N that we have carried out and enable us to draw these projec a successful conclusion."
The DfT rejects the critif "We allocated £100m to be within the time frame. whicl now lapsed.This is an extra £3 new money," says a spokesma