Roads (Expenditure) (Hansard, 16 December 1980)

§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Table A shows regional expenditure on new construction and improvement for trunk roads by financial years since 1970. Table B shows similar information for non-trunk roads.

TABLE A
Trunk Roads: New Construction and Improvement—Expenditure
(£'000)
	N	YH	EM	EA	SE	SW	WM	NW	^*	England
1969–70	33,220	10,246	4,203	2,853	34,736	26,464	22,455	35,527	4,752	174,456
1970–71	32,424	16,914	4,797	3,174	48,438	48,324	29,437	27,088	20,145	230,741
1971–72	18,813	13,614	4,746	2,639	52,022	39,435	18,037	27,047	15,350	191,703
1972–73	8,113	14,161	3,149	3,821	62,943	29,694	13,085	28,922	34,867	198,755
1973–74	15,108	22,645	9,183	16,184	76,326	33,264	15,899	41,431	27,917	257,957
1974–75	16,384	23,381	7,577	15,408	87,031	39,149	17,113	35,318	42,806	284,167
1975–76	33,023	29,654	11,661	13,002	114,561	63,796	31,035	34,714	43,853	375,299
1976–77	26,537	25,681	21,257	18,492	109,236	53,001	26,633	38,292	43,322	362,451
1977–78	9,733	46,769	11,513	27,235	77,124	31,275	11,354	24,312	36,973	276,288
1978–79	10,028	37,072	7,837	22,749	96,586	17,035	12,107	31,006	37,889	272,309
^* Unallocable.

TABLE B
Non-Trunk Roads: New Construction and Improvement—Expenditure
(£000)
	N	YH	EM	EA	SE	SW	WM	NW	England
1969–70	18,560	11,550	6,817	3,702	58,968	10,151	20,414	24,461	154,623
1970–71	20,143	17,876	9,658	5,257	67,466	10,452	23,856	39,695	194,403
1971–72	17,097	20,909	10,219	7,639	77,343	13,662	25,346	36,371	208,586
1972–73	26,274	24,945	15,287	10,468	86,002	16,829	27,288	37,725	^*244,980
1973–74	29,831	29,570	17,979	11,000	92,508	20,043	37,723	36,568	275,222
1974–75	24,555	37,007	14,650	8,954	82,377	26,169	35,300	31,317	^*265,000
1975–76	26,237	36,628	16,335	12,513	81,153	23,405	35,948	34,332	266,551
1976–77	21,486	43,499	13,428	11,584	73,795	18,030	41,264	37,805	260,891
1977–78	16,454	37,357	8,433	11,846	62,713	10,670	35,349	26,558	209,380
1978–79	13,185	26,799	10,369	7,478	72,345	14,415	26,170	27,792	^*201,912
^* Includes a small amount not allocated between regions.