§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure on road maintenance in Wales for each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RedwoodFigures for current expenditure on roads maintenance are:
Financial year Local authorities1 £ million Central government2 £ million 1989–90 3124.7 15.3 1990–91 135.5 18.6 1991–92 141.9 20.9 1992–93 149.3 23.2 1993–94 4150.4 426.3 Includes all highways and bridge maintenance, street cleaning for highways purposes, lighting, road safety and associated professional and technical services and net expenditure incurred on behalf of other local authorities under agency agreements. 2 Expenditure on motorways and trunk roads. 3 A new definition of current expenditure was introduced in 1990–91 and this figure is not strictly comparable with those of later years. 4 Provisional figures.