§ 77. Mr. DEANasked the Minister of Transport the total cost of the upkeep of roads in England, Scotland, and Wales, respectively, the amount borne by local authorities, and by the Road Fund in each case?
§ Colonel ASHLEYI regret that I cannot give art answer to my hon. Friend exactly in the form in which he desires it. The most recent information available is contained in an answer which I gave on 19th December to the hon. Member for the Abingdon Division (Major Glyn), of which I am sending my hon. Friend a copy.
§ 79. Mr. DEANasked the Minister of Transport the total cost of the upkeep of roads in England, Scotland, and Wales, respectively, during the year 1913; and the amount borne by the local authorities and by the Road Fund in each case?
§ Colonel ASHLEYAs the answer contains a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The total expenditure on the construction, maintenance, improvement and cleansing of roads and bridges (excluding current expenditure charged to loans) for the year 1913–14 was as follows:
| £ | |
| England and Wales | 17,490,457 |
| Scotland | 1,413,383 |
§ The payments under grants made from the Road Improvement Fund, which was established under the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909, during the same year were as follows:
| £ | |
| England and Wales | 544,608 |
| Scotland | 64,742 |
§ The Road Fund was established on the 1st January, 1921, under the Roads Act of the previous year, and it took over as from that date the assets and liabilities of the earlier Road Improvement Fund.