§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the average expenditure, per capita, on highways in each of the last five years for(a) construction, (b) maintenance and (c) in total for (i) England and Wales, (ii) Staffordshire and (iii) Stoke-on-Trent.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyLocal authority expenditure per capita was as follows:
£s.1p 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 Staffordshire Construction 10.13 9.75 12.59 11.22 6.36 Maintenance 15.51 14.39 16.80 19.44 18.43 Total 25.64 24.14 29.39 30.66 24.79 England Construction 9.77 10.35 11.76 12.38 11.85 Maintenance 18.71 19.31 20.46 21.22 23.61 Total 28.48 29.66 32.22 33.60 35.47 Separate information is not available for Stoke-on-Trent. National roads programme is not analysed by local authority area. The Department of Transport is not responsible for Wales.