HC Deb 09 March 1976 vol 907 cc152-4W
Mr. Dudley Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the value at 1975 survey prices of total public expenditure in Great Britain planned in the White Paper, Public Expenditure to

£million at 1975 Survey Prices
1976–7 1977–78
Subsidies Investment Subsidies Investment
British Railways Board … … … 239.5 312.9 246.1 325.6
British Transport Docks Board … … … — 12.0 — 12.0
British Waterways Board … … … 7.9 1.7 6.6 1.7
National Freight Corporation … … … — 36.0 — 35.0
National Bus Company … … … — 23.8 — 23.8
Scottish Transport Group … … … — 8.5 — 6.8

Figures for subsidies to the British Railways Board are not comparable with those shown in Command 6393 (Public Expenditure to 1979–80) as new financial arrangements were instituted after the Railways Act 1974.

Mr. Dudley Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the planned change in total spending by central

£ million 1975 Survey Prices
1974–75 1978–79 Percentage change
Road Construction and Maintenance … … 1,161 991 −15
British Railways Board
Investment … … 207 260 +26
Subsidy … … 390 329 −16

In accordance with financial arrangements adopted following the Railways Act 1974 the provision for rail investment in 1978–79 includes £90 million to be met from the provision for subsidy.

Mr. Dudley Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the value at 1975 survey prices of total public expenditure in England planned in the White Paper, Public Expenditure to

CMND. 5519
£ million at 1975 Survey Prices
1976–77 1977–78
ENGLAND
Motorways and Trunk Roads:
New Construction and Improvement … … … 424* 435*
Maintenance … … … 59 64
Local Authority Roads:
New Construction and Improvement … … … 400* 380*
Maintenance … … … 369 374
Local Authority:
Public Transport Investment … … … 151 145
Public Transport Subsidies … … … 62 69
* These figures are approximate. A precise revalutaion could not be made without undue expense

1977–78, Command Paper No. 5519 for 1976–77 and 1977–78, respectively, for subsidies to and investment by each of the nationalised surface transport industries.

Dr. Gilbert

Figures revalued from Command 5519 are as follows:

and local government and nationalised industries on road construction and maintenance and rail investment and subsidy, respectively, between 1974–75 and 1978–79; and what percentage change this represents in each case.

Dr. Gilbert

As shown in Command 6393 the information for Great Britain is as follows:

1977–78, Command Paper No. 5519, for 1976–77 and 1977–78, respectively, for each of the following sectors: trunk road construction, trunk road maintenance, local authority road construction, local authority road maintenance, local authority public transport investment and local authority passenger transport subsidies.

Dr. Gilbert

Following is the information: