HC Deb 03 March 1992 vol 205 cc92-4W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the total of revenue expenditure on(a) trunk roads and (b) all other roads in (i) Greater London and (ii) England for each year from 1980–81 to 1990–91.

Mr. Chope

[holding answer 28 February 1992]: Total current expenditure by central Government and local authorities in £ million was as follows:

(i) Greater London
£ million
Trunk Roads (including Motorways):
1980–81 n.a.
1981–82 n.a.
1982–83 8.3
1983–84 6.4
1984–85 5.6
1985–86 6.8
1986–87 12.0
1987–88 13.4
1988–89 14.9
1989–90 16.9
1990–91 17.6
All Other Roads:
1980–81 n.a.
1981–82 n.a.
1982–83 60.8
1983–84 63.0
1984–85 74.1
1985–86 70.7
1986–87 79.0
1987–88 78.1
1988–89 94.7
1989–90 101.5
1990–91 n.a.

(ii) England
Year £ million
Trunk Roads (including Motorways):
1980–81 50
1981–82 69
1982–83 60
1983–84 64
1984–85 78
1985–86 77
1986–87 93
1987–88 84
1988–89 102

Year £ million
1989–90 105
1990–91 121
All Other Roads:
1980–81 894
1981–82 1,012
1982–83 1,037
1983–84 1,084
1984–85 1,124
1985–86 1,191
1986–87 1,248
1987–88 1,319
1988–89 1,302
1989–90 1,592
1990–91 1,592

The figures are from "Transport Statistics Great Britain", an annual publication, copies of which are available in the House of Commons Library.

Figures for Greater London were not held prior to 1982–83. The figure for all London boroughs' expenditure on other roads for 1990–91 is not yet available.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the total of capital investment in(a) trunk roads and (b) all other roads in (i) Greater London and (ii) England for each year from 1980–81 to 1990–91.

Mr. Chope

[holding answer 28 February 1992]: Total capital investment by central Government and local authorities in £ millions was as follows:

(i) Greater London
Year £ million
Trunk Roads (including Motorways):
1980–81 N/A
1981–82 N/A
1982–83 30.4
1983–84 22.6
1984–85 22.1
1985–86 59.6
1986–87 92.2
1987–88 97.2
1988–89 73.9
1989–90 135.7
1990–91 166.1
All Other Roads
1980–81 N/A
1981–82 N/A
1982–83 139.5
1983–84 150.0
1984–85 147.1
1985–86 175.0
1986–87 174.6
1987–88 166.5
1988–89 198.0
1989–90 263.5
1990–91 N/A

(ii) England:
£ million
Trunk Roads (including Motorways):
1980–81 472
1981–82 557
1982–83 672
1983–84 641
1984–85 718
1985–86 734
1986–87 766
1987–88 872

£ million
1988–89 897
1989–90 1,239
1990–91 1,689
All Other Roads:
1980–81 429
1981–82 375
1982–83 456
1983–84 503
1984–85 508
1985–86 604
1986–87 629
1987–88 652
1988–89 873
1989–90 854
1990–91 831

The figures are from "Transport Statistics Great Britain", an annual publication, copies of which are available in the House of Commons Library.

Figures for Greater London were not held prior to 1982–83. The figure for all London boroughs' expenditure on other roads for 1990–91 is not yet available.

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