§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what(a) subsidies have been made available for road construction and (b) investment has been made in railway track construction in Wales in each year since 1979. [40510]
§ Mr. HagueSince 1979, total spending by central Government on the roads programme in Wales is nearly £3 billion, including £510 million in transport grants to local authorities. In addition there are a number of other grant programmes which may support road construction but which have wider overall objectives. Details of the extent to which these funds have been allocated to road construction over the period requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Figures for expenditure on railway track construction are not available on a Wales only basis. However, details of investment in railway infrastructure in Great Britain are produced by the Department of Transport and published annually by Her Majesty's Stationery Office as "Transport Statistics, Great Britain".