§ Mr. Fitchasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report, in the same format as in the latest expenditure White Paper, a table showing those items of the roads and transport budget for which he has responsibility.
§ Mr. YoungerThe following table gives the information requested.
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ROADS AND TRANSPORT—ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE IN SCOTLAND WITHIN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S RESPONSIBILITY* £ million at 1979 survey prices 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Motorways and trunk roads New construction and inprovement 54 57 54 67 60 58 55 Maintenance 11 12 14 14 14 13 12 Total 64 69 68 81 75 71 67 70 60 60 Local transport Capital: Roads—new construction and improvement 95 76 64 54 52 59 82 80 70 70 Car parks 4 3 2 — 2 2 Public transport investment 10 18 25 24 38 29 Current: Roads—maintenance 84 82 78 85 89 78 83 140 140 140 Car parks — — — — — — — Road safety etc. 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 Local authority administration 13 12 13 10 15 13 13 Passenger transport subsidies: British Rail 5 12 9 11 12 14 30 Bus and ferry 8 16 10 11 13 17 Concessionary fares 11 18 16 16 19 19 16 Total 230 238 219 216 242 232 226 220 210 210 Central government support to transport industries Scottish Transport Group 1 6 4 5 4 3 4 Other 1 1 — — — 1 2 Total 2 6 5 5 4 5 6 10 10 10 Ports and shipping Ports 6 5 6 3 1 3 1 — — — Civil aviation Other civil aviation services — — — — — — 1 — — — Other transport services Roads and transport administration 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 — — — Total 304 320 299 307 325 313 303 300 280 280 * All the figures have been rounded (1974–75 to 1980–81 to the nearest £1 million; remaining years to the nearest £10 million) and do not necessarily sum to the totals.