HC Deb 07 December 1981 vol 14 c330W
Mr. Craigen

asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of motorway are presently under major repair; and what percentage of the motorway network in Great Britain as a whole is so affected.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

In 1981–82 about 60 miles of motorway in England, or about 5 per cent. of the network, have been under major repair. This work is nearly finished. The motorway network in Scotland is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland but I understand that no major repairs are being carried out this year.