§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the amount spent by each unitary authority on road maintenance in each of the last five years. [34350]
§ Mr. HainThe available information is given in the following table. Information for unitary authorities is not available prior to 1996–97.
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Local authority expenditure on road maintenance1 £000 Net current aexpenditure 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 21996–97 31997–98 Blaenau Gwent — — — 3,704 3,525 Bridgend — — — 6,398 6,283 Caerphilly — — — 7,919 7,922 Cardiff — — — 12,694 13,308 Carmarthenshire — — — 13,192 12,945 Ceredigion — — — 7,178 6,945 Conwy — — — 5,732 5,409 Denbighshire — — — 5,327 5,055 Flintshire — — — 6,805 7,064 Gwynedd — — — 9,007 9,562 Isle of Anglesey — — — 4,214 4,572 Merthyr Tydfil — — — 2,464 2,335 Monmouthshire — — — 4,728 4,259 Neath Port Talbot — — — 7,362 7,379 Newport — — — 4,059 4,212 Pembrokeshire — — — 7,965 8,043 Powys — — — 12,999 12,337 Rhondda Cynon Taff — — — 7,012 7,483 Swansea — — — 8,487 8,430 The Vale of Glamorgan — — — 5,261 4,766 Torfaen — — — 3,265 3,149 Wrexham — — — 5,269 5,373 Total Wales current expenditure 146,090 149,550 157,134 151,041 150,356
Local authority expenditure on road maintenance1 £000 Net current aexpenditure 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 21996–97 31997–98 Total Wales capital expenditure4 116,568 132,477 151,119 — — 1Includes structural maintenance of roads, bridges and other structures, and other highways maintenance expenditure including lighting and street cleaning. 2Revised estimates. 3Budget. 4Detailed capital expenditure information is not yet available for 1996–97 or 1997–98.