HC Deb 02 March 1971 vol 812 cc407-8W
Mr. Rhodes

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the sum total of expenditure on road construction in the Northern Region in the years 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, and 1969–70, respectively.

Mr. Michael Heseltine

The figures are as follows:

£ million
All roads of which Motorways, Trunk and Principal roads
1965–66 6.9 6.6
1966–67 16.0 15.6
1967–68 26.1 23.7
1968–69 39.8 37.1
1969–70 48.7 45.5
137.5 128.5
Note: These figures exclude the cost of land.

Mr. Rhodes

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the sum total of expenditure estimated on road construction in the years 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, and 1974–75, respectively.

Mr. Graham Page

About £2,750 million in Great Britain.

Further information is given in Table 2.9 of Cmnd.4578 which was published recently.