HC Deb 20 December 1973 vol 866 cc412-6W
Mr. Rowlands

asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table for road transport expenditure in Wales under the categories listed in Table 2.6 Command Paper No. 5519.

Mr. Peter Thomas

Figures of expenditure within my responsibility on roads and transport in Wales under the categories listed in Table 2.6 of Command 5519 are as follows:

£ million at 1973 Survey prices
1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78
Roads
New Construction and Improvements
Motorway/Trunk Roads 11.2 12.3 16.9 25.1 25.2 21.6 31.9 36.2 40 43
Principal Roads 6.4 6.8 7.8 7.4 10.0 13.1 7.7 8.7 10 11
Other Roads 3.9 3.6 4.0 4.6 6.1 5.9 6.3 7.0 7 8
Other Expenditure 1.4 0.6 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 3 3
Total 22.9 23.3 29.2 38.1 42.8 43.3 48.6 54.6 60 65
Maintenance
Motorway/Trunk Roads 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.3 5.1 3.5 3.8 4 4
Principal Roads 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.4 4 4
Other Roads 13.6 12.9 12.4 12.9 13.1 14.0 14.4 14.1 15 15
Other Expenditure 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.6 2.6 2.7 3 3
Total 21.3 20.0 20.0 20.7 21.2 24.9 23.8 24.0 26 26
Administration
Central Government Administration 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 1 1
Local Authority Administration 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.6 4.2 4.2 4.4 4 5
Total Roads 47.8 47.1 53.3 63.0 68.1 72.9 77.3 83.7 91 97
Public Surface Transport
Rural bus and ferry services 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 1 1
Infrastructure expenditure
British Railways 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
Total Public Service Transport 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1 1
Total Roads and Transport 47.8 47.1 53.3 63.3 68.8 73.7 78.2 84.6 92 98
Changes from Cmnd. 5178 revalued
Policy changes −2.7 −0.6 −1
Estimating changes −6.4 −2.2 +0.3 −1.7 −2
Cmnd. 5178 revalued 75.2 75.9 80.6 86.9 95

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