§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a breakdown of capital and current maintenance of local highways for each of the last 10 years. [29556]
§ Mr. NorrisThe definitions of capital and current maintenance expenditure by local highway authorities have changed during the 10-year period. The figures in the table are for outturn expenditure of English local highway authorities divided between capital and current as defined now. They exclude expenditure on professional and technical services.
£ million Capital roads maintenance Capital bridge maintenance Current maintenance 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 London 19 37 45 34 18 16 27 29 25 Northern 16 16 20 9 9 5 10 9 11 Yorkshire and Humberside 62 56 57 18 10 13 17 15 15 North West 41 38 37 17 14 10 19 21 20 West Midland 29 35 28 19 28 34 18 19 20 East Midland 27 25 25 7 5 8 11 12 13 Eastern 52 61 48 10 10 10 25 25 26 South East 84 104 113 10 26 26 24 24 25 South West 26 32 29 6 10 24 13 12 14 Total 356 404 402 130 130 146 164 166 169 For years prior to 1992–93, no regional breakdown is readily available. However, total annual maintenance expenditure figures are as follows:
£ million Year Capital roads maintenance Capital bridge maintenance Current maintenance 1985–86 159 7 77 1986–87 181 37 93 1987–88 213 51 84 1988–89 130 60 102 1989–90 244 87 104 1990–91 299 113 121 1991–92 306 129 145 Figures for 1995–96 cannot be confirmed until September this year.