asked the Secretary of State for Transport when eastbound traffic on the A3 between Hinchley Wood and Sur-

ESTIMATED REVENUE
			Vehicle Excise Duty £m.	VAT £m.	Fuel Duty £m.	Car Tax £m.
Cars and vans	…	…	567	200	1,785*	190
Goods vehicles	…	…	209	—	440	—
Totals	…	…	776	200	2,225	190
Estimated road construction and maintenance expenditure by central Government and local authorities—£1,760 million.
* Includes VAT on petrol.

Subsidies to British Rail for the calendar year 1976 are expected to total about £500 million inclusive of £108 million paid towards inherited pension costs.