§ 17. Mr. Haymanasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the total cost of schemes submitted by Cornwall highways authority for grant approval, and the total cost of schemes approved, in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. WatkinsonAs the Answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. HaymanDoes the total cost of the schemes exceed substantially the total amount of grants, and will the Minister take that factor into account when he reviews the highway grants?
§ Mr. WatkinsonI think that the hon. Member will see that the authority has not done too badly.
§ The Answer is as follows:
| Submitted | Approved | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| 1952–53 | … | … | 23,198 | 22,048 |
| 1952–54 | … | … | 97,513 | 97,513 |
| 1954–55 | … | … | 6,745 | 4,995 |
| 1955–56 | … | … | 129,950 | 75,733 |
| 1956–57 | … | … | 128,600 | 97,193 |