HC Deb 12 April 1984 vol 58 c308W
Mr. Robert Atkins

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what the final level of capital expenditure has been on trunk roads in England in 1983–84; and how this compares with the cash limit.

Mr. Ridley

The provisional level of capital expenditure on motorways and trunk roads in England in 1983–84 was £651.8 million compared with a provision of £654.4 million a difference of less than 0.4 per cent. Within this total, the amount of money devoted to major new construction works was £14 million more than originally planned.