HL Deb 02 July 2004 vol 663 c54WA
Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government: What proportion of gross domestic product was spent on transport investments between 1994 and 2001 in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands. [HL3378]

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Figures for transport investment in the UK, including public and private spending, are set out in Table 1.16 Transport Statistics Great Britain 2003 (DfT October 2003). The totals for the years 1994–95 to 2001–02 are reproduced in the table below, along with figures for total gross domestic product.

1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
£ Million (Outturn prices)
Total Investment 38,147 39,600 42,462 47,923 48,662 48,852 48,144 53,357
GDP 690,575 729,389 774,140 823,599 869,275 919,696 963,508 1,005,150
% of GDP 5.5% 5.4% 5.5% 5.8% 5.6% 5.3% 5.0% 5.3%

We do not hold directly comparable information on transport for other countries.