§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will break down the Scottish roads and transport budget for the years 1974–75 to 1980–81 into the detailed form found in table 2.6 of Cmnd. 7439 on public expenditure—January 1979.
§ Mr. YoungerThe following table gives the information requested relating to expenditure for which I am responsible. The figures for the years preceding 1980–81 reflect the latest information on outturn.
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ROAD AND TRANSPORT—ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE IN SCOTLAND WITHIN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'RESPONSIBILITY* £ million at survey prices 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 MOTORWAYS AND TRUNK ROADS New Construction and Improvement 54 57 54 67 60 57 58 Maintenance 11 12 14 14 14 14 12 Total 64 69 68 81 75 71 70 LOCAL TRANSPORT Capital: Roads—New Construction and Improvement 95 76 64 54 52 59 64 Car Parks 4 3 2 — 2 2 2 Public Transport Investment 10 18 25 24 38 29 19 Current: Roads—Maintenance 84 82 78 85 89 78 83 Road Safety etc. 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 Local Authority Administration 13 12 13 10 15 13 13 Passenger Transport Subsidies: British Rail 5 12 9 11 12 14 15 Bus and Ferry 8 16 10 11 13 17 15 Concessionary Fares 11 18 16 16 19 19 16 TOTAL 230 238 219 216 242 232 229 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES Scottish Transport Group 1 6 4 5 4 4 4 Other 1 1 — — — 1 1 TOTAL 2 6 5 5 4 5 6 PORTS AND SHIPPING Ports 6 5 6 3 1 3 1 OTHER TRANSPORT SERVICES Roads and Transport Administration 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 TOTAL ROADS AND TRANSPORT 304 320 299 307 325 313 308 * All the figures have been rounded to the nearest £1 million and do not necessarily sum to the totals.