HC Deb 27 October 1998 vol 318 cc105-6W
Mr. Blizzard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the comparative levels of investment in(a) roads and (b) railways in each member state of the European Union in the last year for which figures are available. [56759]

Ms Glenda Jackson

1995 data published by European Conference of Ministers of Transport are given in the table.

1995 investment expenditure in million ecus
Member state Roads Railways
Austria 477 475
Belgium 965 699
Denmark 335 227
Finland 772 235
France 9,088 1,539
Germany 13,924 5,924
Greece 516
Ireland 347 35.9
Italy (1993) 6,400 1,775
Luxembourg (1994) 139 18
Netherlands 1,565 504
Portugal 654 200
Spain 4,254 763
Sweden 1,071 1,067
Great Britain 5,314 1,108

Source:

ECMT 'investment in Transport Infrastructure in the ECMT member countries' Working document No. 1

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