§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has concerning the comparative levels of expenditure upon new road construction in the United Kingdom, in each of the other member countries of the European Economic Community, the United States of America and Canada, both as a total sterling equivalent and a percentage of gross national product; and what total new mileage of roads this figure represented in each of those countries in the latest year for which figures are available both in absolute terms and as a percentage of existing road mileage.
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§ Mrs. ChalkerI regret that the information requested is not available. Accurate figures for the size of the road network and details of road mileages completed annually are available only for the United Kingdom national road system. The Department does not keep any information on other countries' road programmes. If my hon. Friend wishes to raise a particular point, perhaps he would write to me.