Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 July 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 July 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on road maintenance in the UK in each year since 1997. - Inc table. (Holding answer 16 July 2002).

Answer: Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent on road maintenance in the UK in each year since 1997. [69525] Mr. Jamieson: [holding answer 16 July 2002]: The figures (£ million) for maintenance expenditure in "England", since 1997 are given in the table. Road maintenance figures for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the devolved administrations. £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Motorways and trunk Local roads London local Transfer to TfL roads for Capital Revenue Revenue Capital capital former trunk roads 1996-97 408 142 1,712 194 -- -- 1997-98 410 172 1,658 200 -- -- 1998-99 425 216 1,721 247 -- -- 1999-2000 449 252 1,763 309 -- -- 2000-01 462 274 1,783 476 -- -- 2001-02 {1}421 {1}244 {1}1,905 {1}545 {1}32 {1}73 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Provisional out-turn figures

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