§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many miles of motorway in Scotland have safety barriers on the central reservation; on which motorways; and what plans currently exist to increase the provision of such safety barriers.
§ Mr. AncramAt present there are approximately 28.8 miles of trunk motorway with safety barriers on the central reservation in Scotland. The details are as follows:
Motorway Length of barrier miles M8* 9.0 M9 2.0 M74 12.0 M80 0.3 M85 0.6 M876 1.4 M90 3.5
Gross capital expenditure in Scotland £ million gross 1970–71 1975–76 1980–81 1984–85 1985–86* 1986–87 (estimate) Prisons: Cash 0.9 3.9 4.4 8.7 12.3 9.4 1984–85 prices 4.3 9.9 5.6 8.7 11.7 8.6 Police: Cash 1.3 7.8 9.2 11.7 12.7 16.3 1984–85 prices 6.3 19.9 11.8 11.7 12.1 14.9 Courts (High Courts and Districts) Cash † 0.9 2.7 13.5 8.5 5.4 1984–85 prices † 2.3 3.5 13.5 8.1 4.9 *Provisional. †In 1970–71 the courts were administered by Court House Commissioners and information about capital expenditure in that year is not available.
§ Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the gross capital investment in (i) trunk roads and 694W * The figure for the M8 does not include the Glasgow urban section for which Strathclyde regional council are responsible.
I am currently reviewing policy on the provision of central safety barriers for new motorways.