§ 37. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether there is any indication that there has been an overall deterioration in road conditions between 1980 and 1981.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe 1981 national road maintenance condition survey indicates a slight overall deterioration in road conditions between 1980 and 1981, but conditions have remained broadly constant over the last five years. The survey did not include the effects of the bad weather in December 1981.
§ 41. Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether the national road maintenance condition survey has demonstrated any increase in the level of defects for trunk roads since 1979.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe national road maintenance condition survey indicates a slight overall increase in the level of defects for trunk roads since 1979 but with no real change since the survey started in 1977. The latest report does not cover the effects of the recent spells of bad weather.