§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was spent on the roads budget in Scotland in each year since 1979. [35656]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information for total Government spending since 1979 on the motorway and trunk road network, which is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend, is set out in the table below. The table does not include expenditure by local authorities on local roads which are their responsibility.
£ million 1979–80 84 1980–81 91 1981–82 104 1982–83 110 1983–84 106 1984–85 115 1985–86 119 1986–87 115 1987–88 125 1988–89 131 1989–90 163 1990–91 200 1991–92 202 1992–93 231 1993–94 233 1994–95 1259 1 Estimated outturn.