§ Mr. John Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report an updated version of the table showing expenditure on roads and transport published on 28 March 1980, Official Report, c. 707–8, expressing all figures in 1980 survey prices.
§ Mr. Younger[pursuant to his reply, 19 January 1981, c. 58–59]: The 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 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 improvement 71 67 83 75 70 60 60 80 80 Maintenance 14 16 16 17 16 12 19 Total 85 83 100 92 86 73 79 80 80 Local transport Capital: Roads—new construction and improvement 93 80 66 64 76 Car parks 4 2 — 3 3 99 94 90 90 Public transport investment 22 27 30 48 27 Current: Roads—maintenance 99 80 102 108 102 100 98 Car parks — — — — — — — Road safety etc. 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 Local authority administration 14 15 13 16 16 15 14 160 160 Passenger transport subsidies: British Rail 14 11 12 14 15 36 35 Bus and ferry 19 13 13 16 18 Concessionary fares 20 19 19 22 24 19 18 Total 286 252 260 291 282 270 260 250 250 Central Government support to transport industries: Scottish Transport Group 6 5 6 5 4 5 5 10 10 Other 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 Total 7 6 6 6 6 8 9 10 10 Ports and shipping: Ports 7 7 4 2 1 1 — — — Civil Aviation: Civil Aviation Authority 5 2 2 4 4 3 3 — — Other civil aviation services — — — — — — — Total 5 2 2 4 4 3 3 — — Total roads and transport 389 350 372 394 379 355 352 340 340 * All the 5gures have been rounded (1975-76 to 1981-82 to the nearest £1 million; remaining years to the nearest £10 million) and do not necessarily sum to the totals.