§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the current annual capital spending on(a) overground and underground railways and (b) national roads; what is (i) the number of passenger and vehicle occupant journeys and (ii) the distance travelled on (a) overground and underground railways and (b) national roads; and how much was spent on (a) overground and underground railways and (b) national roads (A) per passenger and vehicle occupant and (B) per mile travelled.
§ Mr. WattsInformation on journeys and passenger mileage is not available separately for national roads. The other information requested is given in the table.
Capital expenditure on and use of national roads and railways 1993–94 National roads Overground railways1 Underground railways2 Capital expenditure, £ million 2,316 824 627 Passenger journeys, millions na 713 735 Passenger miles, billions na 18.9 3.6 Expenditure (£) per journey na 1.2 0.9 Expenditure (£) per 1,000 passenger miles na 44 174 1British Rail 2London Underground na not available For comparability, only infrastructure expenditure (including renewals) is included—expenditure on rolling stock is excluded.