HC Deb 18 July 1995 vol 263 c1129W
Mr. McAllion

To 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-Hamilton

The 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.