HC Deb 21 March 1972 vol 833 c306W
Mr. Leslie Huckfield

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish details of road works in progress both in figures for new orders, and for workload at current and constant prices for each quarter in the years 1966 to the last available date.

Mr. Michael Heseltine

Figures for the value of new orders obtained by contractors are published in the Department's Monthly Bulletin of Construction Statistics. The most appropriate figures for workload are for Departmental expenditure on motorways, trunk roads and principal roads. These figures are not available at constant prices. The quarterly figures at current prices are as follows: