§ Mr. ConwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what were the capital and revenue contributions from central Government to road and traffic schemes in Shropshire for 1978–79, 1982–83, 1986–87 and 1991–92.
§ Mr. ChopeThe capital allocations were as follows: 549W
1978–79 1982–83 1986–87 1991–92 £ million Borrowing/credit approvals or equivalent N/A 2,927 2,434 5,621 Transport supplementary grant N/A 1 1,456 4,355 Total — — 3,890 9,976 1 Before 1985–86 transport supplementary grant was paid on both capital and revenue expenditure but was not differentiated between the two elements. Grants to local authorities for revenue expenditure have since 1982 been unhypothecated—that is, not split into allocations for separate services. Only the ceiling for expenditure by central Government is controlled. Shropshire county council is free to make as much or as little revenue expenditure as it considers appropriate on road and traffic schemes.