HC Deb 19 July 2001 vol 372 c359W
Mr. Joyce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what share of national income is projected to be taken up by public investment in transport in 2011–12 and what change this represents, in real terms, from the level in 1991–92. [5110]

Mr. Jamieson

A projection of UK public capital investment in transport in 2011–12 as a share of national income is not available.

UK public capital investment as a share of GDP is projected to be 0.62 per cent. by 2010–11. The equivalent figure for 1991–92 was 0.85 per cent.

Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how much total UK transport capital expenditure is projected to rise in real terms by 2011 as a share of GDP. [5109]

Mr. Jamieson

UK capital investment in transport by the public and private sectors as a share of GDP is projected to rise from 0.91 per cent. in 2001–02 to 0.98 per cent. in 2010–11.

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