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Mr. Knox
asked the Secretary of State for Transport by how much capital expenditure on roads exceeded or fell short of planned levels in each of the past five years.
Mrs. Chalker
The figures are as follows:
| £ million | Variation | |||
| plan | outturn | £ million | per cent. | |
| Trunk Roads Capital Expenditure | ||||
| 1980–81 | 487 | 473 | -14 | 3 |
| 1981–82 | 651 | 559 | -92 | 14 |
| 1982–83 | 684 | 678 | -6 | 1 |
| 1983–84 | 656 | 644 | -12 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | 728 | 722 | -6 | 1 |
| Local Roads Capital Expenditure | ||||
| 1980–81 | 330 | 370 | +40 | 12 |
| 1981–82 | 355 | 326 | -29 | 8 |
| 1982–83 | 418 | 409 | -9 | 2 |
| 1983–84 | 478 | 457 | -21 | 4 |
| 1984–85* | 491 | 460 | -31 | 6 |
| * provisional | ||||
Mr. Knox
asked the Secretary of State for Transport by how much current expenditure on roads exceeded or fell short of planned levels in each of the past five years.
Mr. Chalker
The figures are as follows:
| £ million | Variation | |||
| Plan | Outturn | £ million | per cent. | |
| Trunk Roads Current Expenditure | ||||
| 1980–81 | 51 | 52 | +1 | 2 |
| 1981–82 | 37 | 70 | +33 | 89 |
| 1982–83 | 62 | 61 | -1 | 2 |
| 1983–84 | 73 | 65 | -8 | 11 |
| 1984–85 | 78 | 84 | +6 | 8 |
| Local Roads Current Expenditure | ||||
| 1980–81 | 708 | 667 | -41 | 6 |
| 1981–82 | 710 | 793 | +83 | 12 |
| 1982–83 | 799 | 844 | +45 | 6 |
| 1983–84 | 844 | 877 | +33 | 4 |
| 1984–85* | 902 | 949 | +47 | 5 |
| * provisional | ||||