§ Mr. Conlanasked the Secretary of State for Transport what share of the gross national product is accounted for by users' expenditure on road transport in 1970, 1975 and 1980; and what proportion of gross national product was devoted to road investment in those years.
§ Mr. FowlerUsers' expenditure on road transport and expenditure on roads in the United Kingdom as a percentage of gross national product since 1970 were:
Users' expenditure Expenditure on roads on road transport Capital Current 1970 15.9 1.0 0.6 1971 16.2 0.9 0.6 1972 16.8 0.9 0.6 1973 16.3 0.9 0.6 1974 17.2 0.8 0.6 1975 16.5 0.8 0.6 1976 15.7 0.7 0.6 1977 15.8 0.5 0.6 1978 15.1 0.4 0.6 1979 16.4 0.4 0.6 Comparable figures for 1980 will be available later this year.