§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give figures for investment in British Rail for 1978–79 and 1989–90; investment in national roads in 1978–79 and 1989–90 and the figures for road deaths in 1978 and 1988.
§ Mr. ChannonThe information is:
1978–79 1989–90 outturn £ million plans £ million Cash Investment by British Rail in the railway 1208 740 Capital expenditure on national roads in England 327 1,190 Real terms (1987–88 prices) Investment by British Rail in the railway 1425 654 Capital expenditure on national roads in England 668 1,052 1 Calendar year 1978. Road deaths in Great Britain totalled 6,831 in 1978. The provisional figure for 1988 is 5,041.