§ Mr. Oakesasked the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the amount of expenditure on the maintenance of direction signs on motorways for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. MooreI regret that this particular information is not available, but the following is the expenditure incurred on maintaining signs and signals on motorways over the five years 1979–80 to 1983–84.
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Year Expenditure £ 1979–80 1,449,660 1980–81 1,384,555 1981–82 1,584,715 1982–83 1,989,135 1983–84 1,900,689
§ Mr. Oakesasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he proposes to take steps to improve the level of maintenance of direction signs on motorways; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MooreOur agents carry out weekly safety inspections which include checks on the general condition of signs. Necessary repairs are put in hand. In addition, a detailed inspection of each sign is usually made biennially. Cleaning takes place whenever necessary. These arrangements should be adequate. We shall continue to keep standards under review.