Transport Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what total (a) Government and (b) private funding for transport infrastructure was in each of the last 30 years at today’s prices; and what projected spending is for the next three years. (93668)

[pursuant to the reply, 17 October 2006, Official Report, c. 1137-38W]: The figures for 2003-04 and 2004-05 are as follows:

*Public and private funding for transport infrastructure, 2003-04 to 2004-05*
£ Million (2004-05 prices)
	2003-04	2004-05
Road infrastructure
Public	4,307	4,660
Private	42	69
Total	4,350	4,729
Rail infrastructure	5,329	4,272

Ports infrastructure	318	202

Airports and air traffic control
Public¹	72	63
Private¹	1,411	1,432
Total	1,483	1,495
¹ Investment in NATS switched from public to private funding between 2000-01 and 2001-02.

Volume 450: debated on Thursday 26 October 2006