§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what programmes are being initiated to improve road quality standards throughout the United Kingdom; and if he will provide a table listing expenditure figures for all regions from 1979 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[pursuant to his reply, 7 March 1988, c. 105–7]: The following tables should have been included.
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21979–80 21980–81 21981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 31987–88 Northern — — — 50 54 57 65 63 71 North West — — — 110 124 119 115 138 171 South East — — — 89 106 116 127 132 133 South West — — — 96 93 98 109 114 127 West Midlands — — — 90 92 94 106 104 108 Yorkshire and Humberside — — — 103 105 106 115 110 138 Total for England 567 665 692 831 882 920 975 1,003 1,121 Scotland 104 120 130 141 149 149 151 4156 173 Wales 48 52 72 69 74 74 75 83 590 Total for Great Britain 719 837 894 1,041 1,105 1,143 1,201 1,242 1,384 1 Maintenance covers current expenditure and consists of structural, routine and winter maintenance of the carriageway (including bridges in England). (A different capital/current distinction applies to national roads). 2 Figures by English region are not readily available for these years. 3 Budget figures for England and Scotland. 4 Provisional outturn. 5 Estimated outturn.