§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much money has been spent on road schemes, not including maintenance, since 1960; and whether he will express this in terms of the current value of the pound.
§ Mr. AtkinsTotal capital expenditure by central Government on national roads in the United Kingdorn 1960–61 to 1989–90 amounts to about £15 billion, or £35 billion when expressed in 1989–90 prices. These figures should be treated as approximations, since there have been definitional changes.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what information he has on the number of(a) properties and (b) homes that have been demolished as a result of road schemes since 1960;
(2) what information he has on the acreage of (a) agricultural land and (b) other land taken out of use (i) permanently and (ii) temporarily as a result of road schemes since 1960.
§ Mr. AtkinsInformation is not held in the form requested, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.