§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the total expenditure in Scotland in each of the past 10 years on trunk road improvement; and what has been the level of grant in each year from the European regional development fund.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is as follows:
Financial year Expenditure £ million new construction and improvement Receipts £ million from European Regional Development Fund 1978–79 58.6 Nil 1979–80 68.0 2.3 1980–81 72.2 2.5 1981–82 72.3 3.5 1982–83 81.3 2.2 1983–84 71.8 1.9 1984–85 84.7 6.0 1985–86 87.8 3.3 1986–87 79.2 2.2 1987–88 94.6 1.3