HC Deb 24 November 1981 vol 13 cc356-7W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the reduction in expenditure on (a) non-motorway trunk maintenance and (b) local roads.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The expenditure on road maintenance is as follows:

1979–80 Outturn 1980–81 Outturn 1981–82 Forecast Outturn
£ million £ million £ million
Non-motorway trunk road maintenance 49.2 47.6 67
Local road maintenance 566.7 *665.3 Not available
* provisional