HC Deb 28 October 1993 vol 230 cc757-8W
Mr. Henderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what was the national total of capital allocations for transport to local authorities in England for(a) 1979–80, (b) 1982–83, (c) 1985–86 and (d) each year since 1988–89; and if he will give the breakdown of the total between (i) non-metropolitan district councils, (ii) county councils, (iii) metropolitan district councils, (iv) London boroughs and (v) the City of London;

(2) what was the capital allocation for transport for each local authority in England for (a) 1979–80, (b) 1982–83, (c) 1985–86 and (d) each year since 1988–89;

(3) what was the national total of capital expenditure on transport by local authorities in England for (a) 1979–80, (b) 1982–83, (c) 1985–86 and (d) each year since 1988–89; and if he will give the breakdown of the total between (i) non-metropolitan district councils, (ii) county councils, (iii) metropolitan district councils, (iv) London boroughs and (v) the City of London;

(4) what was the regional total of capital allocations for transport to the local authorities in England for (a) 1979–80, (b) 1982–83, (c) 1985–86 and (d) each year since 1988–89 for each standard English region;

(5) what was the capital expenditure on transport by each local authority in England for (a) 1979–80, (b) 1982–83, (c) 1985–86 and (d) each year since 1988–89;

(6) what was the regional total of capital expenditure on transport by the local authorities in England for (a) 1979–80, (b) 1982–83, (c) 1985–86 and (d) each year since 1988–89 for each standard English region.

Mr. MacGregor

This information is collected centrally by the Department of the Environment. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given today by my hon. Friend the Member for Banbury (Mr. Baldry), the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment.