§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for the years 1980, 1981 and 1982 the number of kilometres of (a) trunk motorways, (b) other trunk roads, (c) local authority motorways, (d) other principal roads and (e) other roads in England.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe most recent estimates for kilometre road lengths for England as at the 1 April of each year are as follows:
1980 1981 1982 (a) Trunk motorways* 2,160 2,220 2,230 (b) Other trunk roads 7,850 7,810 †7,770 (c) Local authority motorways* 100 80 80 (d) Other principal roads 24,420 24,470 24,470 (e) Other roads 224,260 225,370 226,640 * Excluding slip-roads. † 40 kms of former trunk road were detrunked between 1 April 1981 and 1 April 1982.