§ Mr. Corrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing how much money is spent per mile on highway maintenance in each region.
§ Mr. YoungerThe following table gives the information in respect of(a) motorways and trunk roads (the cost of which is met from central Government funds) and (b) local roads (the cost of which is met from local authority funds). The figures relate to the financial year 1982–83, except for Western Isles which are for the year 1981–82.
(a) (b) Region/Islands Area Motorways and trunk roads Local roads £ £ Borders 16,008 1,793 Central 21,372 4,231 Dumfries and Galloway 10,773 1,537 Fife 15,534 5,543 Grampian 9,306 2,909 Highland 8,589 3,659 Lothian 14,487 8,287 Strathclyde 16,364 4,997 Tayside 16,626 4,588 Orkney — 2,988 Shetland — 3,829 Western Isles — 3,233