HC Deb 30 July 1984 vol 65 cc88-9W
Mr. Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the present total annual cost of providing roads.

Mrs. Chalker

Provision was made in the public expenditure White Paper published in February of this year (Cmnd. 9143) for expenditure in England in 1984–85 as follows—see Table 2.6:

£ million
National Roads System:
Capital 726
Current 79
805
Local Roads:
Capital 539
Current 902
1,441
Total 2,246