§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his estimate is of the annual maintenance costs of English motorways in each year from 1985–86 to 2005–06 (planned); if he will provide such estimates, broken down for each such motorway; and if he will make a statement. [101533]
§ Mr. JamiesonSeparate totals for maintenance for years 1985–86 to 1990–91 are not available because accounts for those years were not published at that level of detail. Maintenance costs for 1991–92 onwards are available, but the costs are not split between motorways and other trunk roads, or by individual motorway. Listed in the table is the overall maintenance expenditure by the Highways Agency and its predecessor for each year since 1991–92.
£ million Financial year Total cash maintenance expenditure 1991–92 482 1992–93 539 1993–94 584 1994–95 595 1995–96 615 1996–97 550 1997–98 582 1998–99 641 1999–2000 726 2000–01 736 2001–02 711 2002–03 1740 2003–04 2748 2004–05 2822 2005–06 2824 1 Budget. 2 Planned.