§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of cars on the roads; and how much was spent on roads, per car, by(a) national and (b) local Government in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleIn December 1991, there were 17.7 million vehicles of body type cars which were licensed and for which the address of the registered keeper was in England.
In 1991–92, the Department of Transport spent £1,926 million on national roads and local authorities spent £2,578 million on local roads.
It would not be appropriate to present expenditure figures on a per car basis as spending also reflects the provision made for heavy and light goods vehicles, buses and coaches, other classes of vehicles, and pedestrians.