§ Mr. Fryasked the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the expenditure in real terms on (i)
£ million 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 (a) Reconstruction (i) Motorways 6.8 12.2 9.6 11.3 14.6 33.4 49.28 (ii) Trunk Roads 16.5 17.6 17.3 17.6 14.5 8.8 17.36 (iii) Local Roads N/A N/A 81.0 87.5 79.1 67.8 N/A (b) Resurfacing (i) Motorways 8.5 3.4 5.6 7.2 4.4 3.3 5.55 (ii) Trunk Roads 17.9 10.8 10.9 11.9 10.0 6.5 10.53 (iii) Local Roads N/A N/A 83.8 77.0 83.3 70.3 N/A (c) Surface Dressing (i) Motorways 0.2 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.78 (ii) Trunk Roads 1.3 1.3 0.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.43 (iii) Local Roads N/A N/A 47.0 49.3 56.5 56.3 N/A (d) Patching (i) Motorways 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.7 2.77 (ii) Trunk Roads 5.8 5.2 4.8 4.9 4.0 4.0 4.55 (ii) Local Roads N/A N/A 75.2 81.5 90.4 76.9 N/A (e) All Carriageway Repairs (i) Motorways 16.9 18.4 16.1 20.3 21.1 38.7 58.38 (ii) Trunk Roads 41.6 34.9 33.4 35.7 30.1 20.3 33.87 (ii) Local Roads 304.7 311.9 287.0 295.3 309.3 271.3 N/A