§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the annual expenditure on (a) maintenance and (b) construction of trunk roads in England since 1977.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information is as follows:
English Regions Present limits New limits from 1 September £ £ Northern—The counties of Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear 16,800 17,500 Yorkshire and Humberside—The counties of Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire 16,400 17,100 Northwest—The counties of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside 17,600 19,000 East Midlands—The counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire 16,900 18,400 West Midlands—The counties of Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands 18,900 19,500 Scotland 20,200 20,800 Wales 17,300 18,800