§ Mr. Fryasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide an adjusted version of table 2.6 of Command Paper No. 7049 to show expenditure for Scotland only.
§ Mr. MillanThe following table gives the information requested relating to expenditure for which I am responsible.
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ROAD AND TRANSPORT—ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE IN SCOTLAND WITHIN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S RESPONSIBILITY* £ million at 1977 Survey prices 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–30 1980–81 1981–82 Motorways and trunk roads: New construction and improvement 45 35 45 50 45 54 49 50 52 52 Maintenance 11 13 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 Total 56 48 54 60 56 65 60 61 62 62 Local transport: Current: Roads—maintenance 65 66 71 67 64 63 63 63 63 63 Other expenditure — 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Local authority administration 10 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 Passenger transport subsidies: British Rail — — 4 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 Bus, underground and ferry services 4 7 6 13 8 9 11 13 13 13 Concessionary fares 5 7 9 15 13 13 14 15 16 18 Capital: Roads—new construction and improvement 79 82 63 60 50 48 46 46 47 46 Car parks 2 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 Public transport investment 7 5 9 13 19 26 25 29 29 29 Total 171 182 178 190 175 183 182 189 191 191 Central government support to transport industries: Scottish Transport Group 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 Ports and shipping: Ports 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 — — — Other transport services: Roads and transport administration 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total Roads and Transport 233 239 239 261 241 257 249 255 258 258 * All the figures have been rounded to the nearest £1 million and do not necessarily sum to the totals.