HC Deb 21 January 1981 vol 997 cc186-7W
Mr. Fitch

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report an updating of the table given in answer to the question from the hon. Member for Wigan, Official Report, 28 March 1980, c. 729, all figures to be expressed in 1980 survey prices.

Mr. Fowler

The table attached shows the figures given in the answer to the hon. Member on 28 March 1980, revalued to 1980 survey prices. The figures are subject to change in the light of the Government's decisions on public expenditure and technical factors. They will be updated in the next public expenditure White Paper.

6. Roads and Transport (Department of Transport)
Table 2.6 £million at 1980 survey prices
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 imporvement 639 518 344 345 354 372
Maintenance 94 99 93 107 111 109
Total 733 617 437 452 465 481 475 475 475
Local transport
Capital
Roads—new construction and improvement 541 516 321 283 331 534 505 495 495
Car parks 31 25 15 14 15
Public transport investment 273 259 262 244 237
Current
Roads—maintenance 623 576 554 608 566 562 1,010 970 980
Car parks Nil -6 -7 -13 -13 -18
Road safety etc. 9 8 8 10 9 8
Local authority administration 206 181 177 179 178 170
Passenger transport subsidies:
British Rail 27 26 34 34 40 225
Bus, underground and ferry Services 288 262 203 198 208
Concessionary fares 113 113 106 111 113 110
Total 2,111 1,960 1,673 1,668 1,684 1,591 1,515 1,465 1,475
Central government subsidies to transport industries
British Rail
Passenger subsidies 497 455 445 409 462 463
Level crossing grant 17 15 15 13 13 14
Replacement allowance — — 16 61 64 64
Pensions 169 161 143 103 126 43
Other subsidies 149 47 7 2 1 —
National Freight Corporation 13 44 40 16 12 8
New bus grants to nationalised industries and private operators 37 32 31 34 34 31
Other central government support 1 1 3 3 9 9
Total 883 755 700 641 721 632 610 600 590
Ports and Shipping Ports 77 89 90 73 80 69 60 60 60
Other transport services
Roads and transport administration 21 22 19 19 19 19
Transport research and others services 40 13 9 6 12 17
Total 61 35 28 25 31 36 30 30 30
Total roads and transport 3,865 3,456 2,928 2,859 2,981 2,809 2,690 2,630 2,630