HC Deb 23 July 1987 vol 120 c281W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will state total expenditure on roads (a) in England and (b) in Scotland, for each of the last eight years; and how much per head of population this represents in each case.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The information requested is a follows:

Roads Expenditure (£ million cash)
England Scotland
1Total 2Per Capita 1Total 2Per Capita
1979–80 1,322 28 261 52
1980–81 1,560 33 286 57
1981–82 1,744 37 329 66
1982–83 1,985 42 358 72
1983–84 2,039 43 367 73
1984–85 2,171 46 370 74
1985–86 2,286 49 397 79
1986–873 2,449 52 392 78
December 1979 December 1980 December 1982 December 1983 December 1984 December 1985 December 1986
Category Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Open Structure 18 3 21 3 19 3 51 1 53 1 54 1 51 1
Admin EO and above 1,181 433 1,177 466 1,192 501 1,374 569 1,530 661 1,572 715 1,560 743
Admin Clerical 1,201 4,690 1,126 4,540 1,178 4,277 1,232 4,355 1,402 4,630 1,552 4,800 1,691 4,886
General Category 23 9 31 11 55 14 60 18 75 15 76 17 75 20
Science Category 420 51 395 47 357 36 346 33 332 35 327 40 329 49
P&TO Category 1,340 7 1,327 7 1,364 7 1,626 6 1,619 6 1,675 9 1,703 9
Secretarial Category 4 331 4 350 4 343 3 406 2 425 2 477 2 579
General Service Category 377 882 365 821 335 741 363 621 345 597 319 554 317 402
Departmental Grades 1,712 23 1,813 34 1,704 35 1,668 38 2,198 41 2,330 65 2,378 77