§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will state total expenditure on roads (a) in England and (b) in Scotland, for each of the last eight years; and how much per head of population this represents in each case.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe information requested is a follows:
Roads Expenditure (£ million cash) England Scotland 1Total 2Per Capita 1Total 2Per Capita 1979–80 1,322 28 261 52 1980–81 1,560 33 286 57 1981–82 1,744 37 329 66 1982–83 1,985 42 358 72 1983–84 2,039 43 367 73 1984–85 2,171 46 370 74 1985–86 2,286 49 397 79 1986–873 2,449 52 392 78
December 1979 December 1980 December 1982 December 1983 December 1984 December 1985 December 1986 Category Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Open Structure 18 3 21 3 19 3 51 1 53 1 54 1 51 1 Admin EO and above 1,181 433 1,177 466 1,192 501 1,374 569 1,530 661 1,572 715 1,560 743 Admin Clerical 1,201 4,690 1,126 4,540 1,178 4,277 1,232 4,355 1,402 4,630 1,552 4,800 1,691 4,886 General Category 23 9 31 11 55 14 60 18 75 15 76 17 75 20 Science Category 420 51 395 47 357 36 346 33 332 35 327 40 329 49 P&TO Category 1,340 7 1,327 7 1,364 7 1,626 6 1,619 6 1,675 9 1,703 9 Secretarial Category 4 331 4 350 4 343 3 406 2 425 2 477 2 579 General Service Category 377 882 365 821 335 741 363 621 345 597 319 554 317 402 Departmental Grades 1,712 23 1,813 34 1,704 35 1,668 38 2,198 41 2,330 65 2,378 77