§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the expenditure in Scotland at current prices on 577W each of the following: trunk road construction, trunk road maintenance, local authority road construction, local authority road maintenance, local authority cleansing, gritting and snow clearance, administration, lighting, parking (net),
£ thousand at outturn prices 1978–79 1979–80* From central funds From local authority funds From central funds New construction and improvement— Trunk 58,864 — 68,142 Non-trunk 1,738 46,847 2,753 Maintenance— Trunk† 13,554 — 14,673 Non-trunk — 57,059 — Cleansing, gritting and snow clearance — 13,041 — Administration 1,700 17,745 2,000 Lighting 503 16,802 577 Parking (net) — 1,256 —' Other expenditure‡ 212 8,801 402 Total 76,571 161,551 88,547 * Provisional. †It is not possible in the records of Central Government payments to distinguish between the maintenance of trunk roads and cleansing, gritting and snow clearing. ‡ Includes depots, plant, vehicles and equipment.