HC Deb 24 May 1990 vol 173 c291W
Mr. Hanley

To 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. Atkins

The 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. Hanley

To 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. Atkins

Expenditure 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.