§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many miles of each class of road there are in each council district; what sums are to be expended on them in the current financial year; what are his expenditure plans for the next year; and how these sums compare with the expenditure in each case five years and 10 years ago, respectively.
§ Mr. Chris PattenMileages of each class of road are shown in the following table:
Expenditure by road classification is not readily available. The following figures relate to all roads:
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1983–84 1984–85 1978–79 1975–76* £ million (planned†) £ million (planned) £ million (outturn at prices) £ million 1983–84 Operation and maintenance 41 43 58 49 New construction 24 18 49 60 * The information is not available for earlier years † Outturn information is not yet available.
Divisions and Council Area Trunk roads Class I Class II Class III Unclassified Total Motorway Non-motorway roads roads roads roads Miles Yards Miles Yards Miles Yards Miles Yards Miles Yards Miles Yards Miles Yards Dungannon 7 880 39 342 37 568 99 267 219 442 537 599 939 1,338 Fermanagh Nil 25 880 112 84 135 827 280 885 704 850 1,258 6 Omagh Nil 38 60 15 612 134 861 278 1,642 700 1,286 1,167 941 Strabane Nil 21 124 0 1,367 103 95 195 1,418 501 1,035 822 519 Total Omagh Division 7 880 130 372 186 788 552 445 1,095 1,238 2,757 451 4,729 654 Grand Total 69 1,758 338 1,192 1,041 1,423 1,759 353 2,949 494 8,562 1,147 14,721 1,087 Mileage of each class as percentage of total in Northern Ireland .4750 2.303 7.078 11.948 20.031 58.165 100
§ Mr. Nicholsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the total expenditure by the Department of the Environment roads service for the 1982–83 financial year for the whole of Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Chris Patten£95.1 million.