HC Deb 03 July 2003 vol 408 cc387-8W
Norman Lamb

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent by his Department and its predecessors in each of the last 20 years on trunk roads in the East of England, broken down by(a) year and (b) county; and how many miles of trunk road have existed in the East of England in each of the last 20 years. [121797]

Mr. Jamieson

The information cannot be provided as requested, as detailed records are not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. However, I am able to provide information regarding the length of trunk road in the East of England (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk). Records for the period 1983–1997 and for the year 2001 are shown in the attached table; there are no detailed recorded statistics available for 1998–2000. Statistics for 2002 have not yet been published.

Year Kilometres
1983 1,195.3
1984 1,188.5
1985 1,190.0
1986 1,167.9
1987 1,187.7
1988 1,195.4
1989 1,194.6
1990 1,237.9
1991 1,245.0
1992 1,245.3
1993 1,246.2
1994 1,246.2
1995 1,242.3
1996 1—
1997 1,272.6
1998 1—
1999 1—
2000 1—
2001 1,139.0