§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, using constant prices, he will publish a table showing the capital expenditure on roads and housing, respectively, in Great Britain in each of the past 15 years.
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§ Dr. GilbertThe table below shows gross domestic fixed capital formation in Great Britain at constant—1970—prices for housingbuilding and for roads:
£ million at 1970 prices Housebuilding* Public Private Total Roads 1960 … Not available 115 1961 … Not available 141 1962 … 431 712 1,143 167 1963 … 452 720 1,172 178 1964 … 607 862 1,469 230 1965 … 648 875 1,523 233 1966 … 733 830 1,563 240 1967 … 837 894 1,731 301 1968 … 881 935 1,816 389 1969 … 862 872 1,734 392 1970 … 768 819 1,587 466 1971 … 709 984 1,693 426 1972 … 684 1,127 1,811 414 1973 … 675 1,168 1,843 388 1974 … 761 941 1,702 349 * The figures for housebuilding relate purely to the construction costs of new housing. They do not include capital expenditure on house improvements, acquisitions or on land.