§ Mr. HanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the total value of the forward road programme at 1990 prices; and what percentage(a) road building and (b) maintenance comprise of the total.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe works value of the entire trunk road construction programme, as published in "Trunk Roads, England: Into the 1990s" is £16,750 million at 1990 prices. Maintenance is not planned in the same way as the construction programme, and figures are available only for the three years to the end of 1992–93; for that period the value of maintenance is £1,685 million cash.
§ Mr. HanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much money his Department has spent on its road programme in each of the last five years at current prices.
§ Mr. AtkinsExpenditure on the roads programme in the last five years at 1990–91 prices is as follows:
£ million 1985–86 801 1986–87 800 1987–88 784 1988–89 832 1989–90 1985 1 Provisional These figures are net of receipts and exclude expenditure on road and bridge maintenance.