§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what has been Hampshire county council's bid for spending on roads each year since 1979 expressed in(a) cash terms and (b) real terms, based on 1988–89 value.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyLocal highway authorities submit bids only for allocations for capital expenditure on roads. Details of Hampshire county council's bids are given in the following table:
Year Bid in cash Bid in real terms terms1 £ million £ million 1979–80 10.086 18.815 1980–81 12.677 19.966 1981–82 13.592 19.488 1982–83 12.987 17.379 1983–84 14.562 18.638 1984–85 16.955 20.656 1985–86 18.645 21.552 1986–87 17.219 19.261 1987–88 17.806 18.919 1988–89 16.519 16.519 1989–90 19.426 18.501 1 Conversion to 1988–89 prices using the GDP Deflator.