Grants and Expenditure

HC Deb 08 December 1983 vol 50 cc211-2W

Mr. Fry

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will compare for each year since 1975–76 the total bids made by English local authorities with the level of expenditure accepted for grant and with actual outturn expenditure for each of the following expenditure heads (a) highway maintenance, (b) local transport capital and (c) total transport.

Mrs. Chalker

The figures have been compiled on the assumption that the question is concerned only with expenditure eligible for transport supplementary grant. The price bases on which figures are available are indicated.

	(i)	(ii)		(iii)
	Bids accepted	Price base for (i) and (ii)	Outturns*
	£ million	£ million		£ million
(a) Highway maintenance
1975–76	266	241	November 1973	371
1976–77	307	287	November 1974	385
1977–78	340	335	November 1975	418
1978–79	371	374	November 1976	498
1979–80	438	435	November 1977	567
1980–81	510	475	November 1978	660
1981–82	573	517	November 1979	788
			(i) November 1980
1982–83	701	787	(ii) Cash	†850

motorway maintenance, (ii) other trunk road maintenance, and (iii) local road maintenance distinguishing between (a) reconstruction, (b) resurfacing, (c) surface dressing, (d) patching and (e) all carriageway repairs, for each year since 1975–76.

Mrs. Chalker

The expenditure figures at average 1981–82 prices are as follows:

	(i)	(ii)		(iii)
	Bids accepted	Price base for (i) and (ii)	Outturns*
	£ million	£ million		£ million
(b) Local Transport Capital
1975–76	490	283	November 1973	368
1976–77	355	345	November 1974	352
1977–78	338	247	November 1975	296
1978–79	303	248	November 1976	333
1979–80	395	306	November 1977	425
1980–81	408	289	November 1978	485
1981–82	497	380	November 1979	460
			(i) November 1980
1982–83	540	519	(ii) Cash	†514
(c) Total Transport
1975–76	930	640	November 1973	939
1976–77	850	743	November 1974	941
1977–78	872	723	November 1975	901
1978–79	826	774	November 1976	1,034
1979–80	1,009	917	November 1977	1,229
1980–81	1,135	959	November 1978	1,473
1981–82	1,308	1,113	November 1979	1,652
			(i) November 1980
1982–83	1,617	1,632	(ii) Cash	†1,885
* All years are at cash outturn except 1975–76 which is at 1976 survey prices (ie November 1975).
† Estimated.