§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the total expenditure at constant prices on repairs to the M1 motorway for each year from 1970.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe information requested is not available for years before 1979. Figures for expenditure, at constant prices, on structural repairs to the M1 from 1979 onwards are as follows:
Financial Year Expenditure £ million (GDP at 1985/86 prices) 1979–80 10.9 1980–81 14.7 1981–82 21.6 1982–83 32.4 1983–84 31.4 1984–85 29.0 1985–86 20.4 Final figures for 1986–87 are not yet available.