§ 15. Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Minister of Transport whether in the near future he will prepare a United Kingdom road reconstruction plan, bearing in mind that Britain is the only European country who has not yet done so since the end of the war.
Mr. BraithwaiteExtensive plans for road improvement and construction have already been prepared, and many of them could be put into execution at short notice if there were sufficient improvement in the economic situation of the country.
§ Lord Malcolm Douglas-HamiltonIs my hon. Friend aware that the present policy of road construction is being disastrous in the north of this country? Would it not be politic at this time to use some of the Road Fund for the purpose for which it was originally intended?
§ Lieut-Colonel LiptonIs the Minister satisfied that he is getting a reasonable allocation for new roads out of the £330 million being extracted from motor users in the form of taxation at the present time?