HC Deb 30 October 1989 vol 159 cc85-6W
25. Mr. Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport by how much spending on local road safety schemes has increased in 1989–90.

Mr. Atkins

Over 10.5 million is being spent on local safety schemes on the Department's trunk roads this year compared with nearly £5 million in 1988–89.

Our information about local authority expenditure on such schemes is not comprehensive. Information from the latest transport policy and programme submissions suggests that authorities plan to spend just over £10 million this year which is about the same as they did in 1988–89.