§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much transport infrastructure maintenance cost the Government in each year from 1990 to 2003. [130455]
§ Mr. McNultyTransport infrastructure maintenance is taken to encompass maintenance on Road and Rail only, and is detailed as follows.
Table 1 shows the cost of maintenance from 1991–2002 road maintenance. Numbers are as detailed in the National Road Maintenance Condition Survey (NRMCS) annual report. These numbers are also given as cash prices.
Rail figures are detailed in Table 1 for the years 1996–2003, and have been taken from the Railtrack 2001 Network Management Statement (2001), and the 2003 Network Rail Annual Return. These have also been shown in cash prices. It is important to note that these figures also may include non-Government expenditure, but it is not possible to disaggregate this out.
Rail figures prior to 1996 are not immediately accessible and to obtain these numbers would present a disproportionate cost.
Road maintenance Rail maintenance 2001–02 prices2 Cash prices2 2001–02 prices1 Cash prices1 Non-trunk roads Trunk roads3 Non-trunk roads Trunk roads3 1991–92 — — 2,401 741 1,803 556 1992–93 — — 2,379 796 1,844 617 1993–94 — — 2,409 838 1,913 665 1994–95 — — 2,387 841 1,921 677 1995–96 — — 2,225 665 1,842 550 1996–97 840 739 1,970 595 1,683 508 1997–98 780 707 1,793 648 1,578 571 1998–99 747 696 1,742 655 1,575 592 1999–2000 702 670 1,834 716 1,699 664 2000–01 725 698 1,907 757 1,807 717 2001–02 — 950 2,168 668 2,105 649 2002–03 — 1,184 — — 2,515 741 1 1996–97 to 2000–01 taken from Railtrack 2001 Network Management Statement. 2000–01 to 2002–03 Cash prices taken from Network Rail 2003 Annual Return. 2 2001–02 prices taken from the National Road Maintenance Condition Survey (NRMCS) for road maintenance. 3 Including motorways.