§ Mr. Tom McMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the average proportion of total expenditure on road construction and improvements in the period since 1959 accounted for by profits made by contracting companies in road construction and improvements contracts signed by central and local government.
§ Mr. McElhoneThis information is not available.
§ Mr. Tom McMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the annual total expenditure on road construction and improvement by central and local government since 1959.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe statistics are as follows:
£ million 1959–60 … … … 9.6 1960–61 … … … 12.7 1961–62 … … … 15.6 1962–63 … … … 16.1 1963–64 … … … 17.5 1964–65 … … … 19.7 1965–66 … … … 21.2 1966–67 … … … 29.0 1967–67 … … … 37.0 1968–69 … … … 38.1 1969–70 … … … 41.1 1970–71 … … … 44.5 1971–72 … … … 50.5 1972–73 … … … 54.3 1973–74 … … … 56.3 1974–75 … … … 77.2 1975–76 … … … 93.8