Roads (Expenditure) (Hansard, 19 June 1979)

§ Mr. Roy Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the expenditure

EXPENDITURE ON ROADS IN WALES IN 1977–78 AND 1978–79
£ thousand at outturn prices
							1977–78	1978–79
							Central Government	Local Government	Central Government
HIGHWAYS
New construction and improvement
Trunk	…	…	…	…	…	…	45,212	—	50,477
Local	…	…	…	…	…	…	539	20,246	1,427
Total	…	…	…	…	…	45,751	20,246	51,904
Maintenance
Trunk^*	…	…	…	…	…	7,538	—	10,541
Local	…	…	…	…	…	…	—	26,547	—
Total	…	…	…	…	…	7,538	26,547	10,541
Cleansing, gritting and snow clearing
Trunk^*	…	…	…	…	…	..	—	..
Local	…	…	…	…	…	…	—	4,417	—
Total	…	…	…	…	…	..	4,417	..
Other	…	…	…	…	…	…	212	2,773†	680
TOTAL HIGHWAYS	…	…	…	53,501	53,983	63,125
PUBLIC LIGHTING
Installation
Trunk	…	…	…	…	…	…	267	—	275
Local	…	…	…	…	…	…	—	914	—
Total	…	…	…	…	…	267	914	275
Maintenance and operation
Trunk	…	…	…	…	…	…	555	—	631
Local	…	…	…	…	…	…	—	4,086	—
Total	…	…	…	…	…	555	4,086	631
Other	…	…	…	…	…	…	—	493	—
TOTAL LIGHTING	…	…	…	822	5,493	906
VEHICLE PARKING
Net	…	…	…	…	…	…	—	566	—
Gross	…	…	…	…	…	…	—	(2,087)	—
ADMINISTRATION	…	…	…	…	…	1,621	10,901	1,556
Total	…	…	…	…	…	55,944	70,943	65,587
Notes:
^* Trunk road cleansing, gritting and snow clearing are included in maintenance.
† "Other" includes depots, plant, vehicles and equipment.
— The items are nil or negligible.
.. Figures are not available.

on roads in Wales in 1977–78 and 1978–79 broken down in a form similar to that in table 2 of Cmnd. 7132 "Policy for Roads: England 1978".