Roads Expenditure (Hansard, 29 November 1989)

§ Mr. McGrady
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the capital expenditure on roads provision in each of the years from 1 April 1977 until 31 March 1989 in the Newry and Mourne district council area.

§ Mr. Peter Bottomley
Capital expenditure on roads and associated road lighting and car park provision was as follows:

£'000s

Year Number

1977–78 1,219

1978–79 1,246

1979–80 2,018

1980–81 1,186

1981–82 827

1982–83 908

1983–84 1,912

1984–85 1,892

1985–86 1,839

1986–87 1,968

1987–88 2,113

1988–89 1,310

§ Mr. McGrady
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the capital expenditure on roads provision in the constituency of South Down in each year since 1 April 1977 until 31 March 1989.

§ Mr. Peter Bottomley
Roads functions in Northern Ireland are not administered on a constituency basis. Information is not held in the form requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

§ Mr. McGrady
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the planning application was submitted and approved in respect of the building currently under construction at Slieve Croob, Dromara in South Down at the divisional planning office in Craigavon.

§ Mr. Needham
This is Crown development, which does not require planning permission.

£'000s
Year	Number
1977–78	1,219
1978–79	1,246
1979–80	2,018
1980–81	1,186
1981–82	827
1982–83	908
1983–84	1,912
1984–85	1,892
1985–86	1,839
1986–87	1,968
1987–88	2,113
1988–89	1,310