§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his estimate of United Kingdom roads expenditure, broken down to show the split between central and local government, for each of the following time periods expressed in 1993 prices(a) 1969 to 1974, (b) 1974 to 1979, (c) 1979 to 1984, (d) 1984 to 1989, (e) 1989 to 1994 and (f) 1994 to 1999 planned; and if he will provide the equivalent figures showing central and local government expenditures on the United Kingdom rail system.
§ Dr. MawhinneyComparable figures for the split between national and local roads expenditure relate to England only and are not available before 1989. Figures for each of the years 1989–90 to 1993–94 and estimated outturns for 1994–95 are given in 1993–94 prices. Central Government rail figures represent the external finance limit for BR-Railtrack; local government rail figures represent support for services in the metropolitan areas.
£ million Roads Rail National Local Central Government Local Government 1989–90 1,655 623 877 125 1990–91 2,042 724 1,249 128 1991–92 1,983 838 1,584 139 1992–93 2,022 923 2,137 144 1993–94 2,040 1,039 1,461 143 1994–95 1,945 851 1,496 359
Table 1 Heavy Goods Vehicles Public Service Vehicles Other Vehicle Types Month Planned Inspected Failed (Prohibitions) Planned Inspected Failed (Prohibitions) Planned Inspected Failed (Prohibitions} December 1993 10,247 8,130 996 2,266 2,568 183 4,662 4,246 261 January 1994 " 6,560 933 " 1,601 119 " 2,099 112 February 1994 " 10,956 1,458 " 2,672 205 " 3,740 213 March 1994 " 18,297 2,720 " 5,577 494 " 6,985 398 April 1994 11,076 11,505 2,017 2,443 1,467 171 4,506 2,490 252 May 1994 " 12,834 2,132 " 2,140 219 " 3,328 291 June 1994 " 10,578 1,644 " 2,435 295 " 3,362 232 July 1994 " 14,183 2,483 " 3,701 429 " 4,405 269 August 1994 " 10,982 1,724 " 2,619 250 " 4,143 237 September 1994 " 12,081 2,024 " 2,651 344 " 7,867 308 October 1994 " 11,986 1,979 " 2,602 285 " 4,893 373 November 1994 " 10,448 1,566 " 2,752 235 " 6,465 588 Notes:
1. The number of planned inspections has been calculated from using the planned inspections for the year.
2. In relation to roadworthiness enforcement inspections "failed" has been interpreted as being the number of occasions when it was found necessary to issue a roadworthiness prohibition notice.
3. The inspections include all roadworthiness enforcement spot checks and exclude any conducted in connection with:
a) accident or mechanical defect investigations and
b) roadworthiness inspections done for operator licensing purposes.