§ Mr. Peter AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent in each of the last five years on new road building; if he will give the figures for each region; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe Department of Transport has spent £4.8 billion on the new construction of motorways and trunk roads in England in the period 1987–88 to 1991–92, broken down as follows:
£ million 1987–88 557 1988–89 725 1989–90 955 1990–91 1,280 1991–92 1,302 Total 4,818 The table sets out the expenditure by region.
In real terms (GDP deflated), expenditure rose 91 per cent. over the five years; investment in new roads has increased further to £1,446 million in 1992–93, and will rise to the record level of £1,496 million by 1994–95. This funding is being used to make excellent progress with the road programme; since 1987–88 we have completed 604 miles of new motorway and trunk roads, including 72 bypasses.
included in the "land cost" estimates shown in the recently published brochure for the A27 Worthing-Lancing scheme.