§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of his Department's transport research budget is devoted to investigating transport by(a) rail and (b) road; and what sums his Department has spent on these areas in the last year for which figures are available. [8604]
§ Mr. WattsI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him on 9 January 1996,Official Report, column 49. It is primarily for the rail industry to commission research particular to its needs. In 1994–95 my Department spent £69,000 on research devoted to investigating transport by rail and £33,800,000 on research devoted to investigating transport by road.