§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the expenditure on the English road network by central Government for each year from 1979 to 1994 in 1994 prices.
§ Mr. WattsThe information requested is available only on a financial year basis. In 1993–94 prices, based on the GDP deflator, expenditure on trunk roads in England was as follows:
£ million 1979–80 1,095 1980–81 1,083 1981–82 1,184 1982–83 1,293 1983–84 1,190 1984–85 1,279 1985–86 1,236 1986–87 1,270 1987–88 1,341 1988–89 1,315 1989–90 1,647 1990–91 2,031 1991–92 1,977 1992–93 2,015 1993–94 2,044