§ 66. Major PRESCOTTasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can announce the result of the conference of the Metropolitan borough councils referred to in paragraph 13 of the Road Board's circular letter of the 17th December, 1918?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe Road Board have not been informed of any conference of the Metropolitan borough councils having been held. Each application received is being dealt with, and provisional indications have been made to several authorities.
§ 67. Major PRESCOTTasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total estimated cost of the schemes submitted for the approval of the Road Board by highway authorities in connection with the road and bridge programme for 1919–20 as detailed in the Road Board's letter of the 17th December, 1918, and give the total cost of the schemes actually approved by the Board and authorised by them for execution; whether he can also give the total amount of the Grants recently made for bridge work; and if he will consider the expediency of modifying paragraph 10 of the above letter, with a view to larger Grants being available for bridge work, and thus encourage highway authorities to submit further schemes of bridge reconstruction?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe total estimated cost of the schemes submitted by highway authorities up to and including the 11th instant is £3,409,840 for road works, and £139,544in respect of bridge works. Grants amounting to £2,814,644 have been indicated to works estimated to cost 2233 £3,258,349. Grants provisionally indicated towards the cost of bridge works amount to £21,577. In view of the large amountof road improvement works requiring to be done, it is not anticipated that the funds available at present will allow of Grants being made in excess of the estimated figure.