§ Mr. Allen McKayasked the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the expenditure on (a) road and (b) rail infrastructure for each year since 1974; and what is the allocation of expenditure forecast each year to 1992 for (i) Yorkshire and Humberside and (ii) Barnsley, West and Penistone at 1974 prices.
§ Mr. MooreMy Department does not hold information about expenditure on rail infrastructure in this form and detail. Information about expenditure on road infrastructure in the areas in question is not available prior to 1978–79. That which is available for subsequent years is as follows:
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£ million at 1974 prices1 (i) (ii) Yorkshire and Humberside Barnsley MBC (nearest equivalent to parliamentary constituency) National Local Local 1974–75 to 1977–78 1— 1— 1— 1978–79 1— 22.5 1— 1979–80 1— 22.5 1— 1980–81 1— 25.9 1— 1981–82 1– 18.5 1— 1982–83 12.9 17.0 2— 1983–84 19.1 14.8 2— 1984–85 16.0 13.4 2— 1985–86 29.2 14.2 2— 1986–87 20.6 314.0 30.6 1987–88 427.6 312.0 30.5 1988–89 5— 614.3 6l.2 1989–90 5— 69–1 60.8 1990–91 to 1992–93 5— 5— 5— 1 Not available except at disproportionate cost.
2 Prior to 1986–87. Barnsley was not a highway authority so expenditure on road infrastructure by the council was de minimis.
3 Capital allocations.
4 Allocation of planned expenditure.
5 No useful forecasts can he made.
6 Forecasts from transport policy and programme plans.
7 GDP 1974–75 prices.