§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide an adjusted version of table 2.6 in the White Paper on the Government's expenditure plans, Command Paper No. 6721–II, to show expenditure for Wales only.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe information is as follows: 451W
452W
WALES 6. ROADS AND TRANSPORT £ million at 1976 Survey prices 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 Motorways and trunk roads: New construction and improvement … … 45 45 32 25 48 55 50 53 55 55 Maintenance … … … … … 5 6 8 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 Total … … … … … 50 51 40 31 55 62 56 60 62 62 Local transport: Capital: Roads—new construction and improvement … … … … … 20 28 30 34 22 27 21 23 24 24 Car parks … … … … … 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 Public transport investment … … — — — — 1 1 1 1 1 1 Current: Roads—maintenance … … … 33 34 36 33 31 27 27 27 27 27 Local authority administration … … 7 7 8 10 9 10 8 8 8 8 Passenger transport subsidies: Bus, underground and ferry services … — — — 1 3 6 6 6 6 6 Concessionary fares … … … 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 Total … … … … … 62 71 77 82 69 75 67 69 70 70 Other transport services: Roads and transport administration … … 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total roads and transport … … 113 123 118 114 125 138 124 130 133 133 Changes from Cmnd. 6393 revalued … … — — — — -2 — -3 +2 +4 +4 Cmnd. 6393 revalued … … … … … — — — — 127 138 127 128 129 129