§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether road maintenance expenditure as set out in figure 5a, page 49 of the Department for Transport Annual Report is met from the Revenue Support Grant administered by his office. [174175]
§ Mr. RaynsfordFootnote 1 to Figure 5a: Local transport spending by central Government, page 49 of the Department for Transport Annual Report 2004 states "Excludes local transport expenditure on highway maintenance, concessionary fares and other public transport support that is funded by the Revenue Support Grant".
§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the amount spent by local authorities on road maintenance in the last financial year for which figures are available. [174176]
§ Mr. RaynsfordLocal authorities in England reported net current expenditure on highways maintenance in 2002–03 as £1,949 million.
Source:
2002–03 Revenue Outturn (R02) form