§ Mr. Fitchasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report, in the same format as in the latest expenditure White Paper, a table showing those items of the roads and transport budget for which he has responsibility.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information is as follows:
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TABLE 2.6 ROADS AND TRANSPORT (WALES) £ million at 1979 survey prices 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Motorways and trunk roads New construction and improvement 31 66 74 51 51 58 60 70 70 70 Maintenance 8 10 10 9 12 10 9 Total 39 76 84 60 63 68 69 70 70 70 Local transport Capital: Roads—new construction and improvement 39 35 31 27 30 37 31 80 80 80 Car parks 4 1 1 1 1 1 Public transport investment — — — 1 1 1 Current: Roads—maintenance 47 42 40 42 44 38 38 Car parks — — — — — — — Road safety etc. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Local authority administration 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 Passenger transport subsidies: British Rail — — — — — — — Bus, underground and terry services 2 5 8 6 6 7 6 Concessionary fares 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 Total 109 100 97 94 99 102 91 80 80 80 Note: The figures for 1981–82 onwards are rounded to the nearest £10 million. The figures for the years after 1980–81 are grouped and rounded in accordance with paragraph 6 of part 1 of the White Paper—[Cmnd. 7841]. Because of roundings, no meaningful breakdown can be given for local transport capital and current expenditure.