HC Deb 19 October 1989 vol 158 c180W
Mr. Cran

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent by the Government on road construction since 1979.

Mr. Atkins

The amount spent by the Government on the construction and improvement of motorways and other trunk roads in England, Scotland and Wales in the period April 1979 to March 1989 was £7,120 million.