§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the annual expenditure on (a) maintenance and (b) construction of trunk roads since 1977 in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe annual expenditure en maintenance and construction of all roads in Northern Ireland since 1977 was:
Year Maintenance £ million
Construction £ million
1977–78 28.5 28.4 1978–79 31.8 28.9 1979–80 33.5 37.6 1980–81 35.7 38.5 1981–82* 35.6 27.9 * provisional Separate figures for trunk roads are not kept.