§ 62. Mr. Gowerasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will state, and give short particulars of, the main classes of public works so far approved in Wales for completion this year, the object of which is to relieve unemployment, together with the total cost and the cost of each class of work.
§ Mr. H. BrookeAs the Answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. BrookeYes, Sir. The total is just over £1,700,000, which is in addition to the expenditure which would have been sanctioned in the normal course.
§ Following is the Answer:
| Works | Cost £ |
| Local authority health and welfare services (old people's homes, ambulance stations, clinics, etc.) | 490,000 |
| Trunk roads | 152,920 |
| Classified roads | 461,750 |
| Rural road improvements | 117,000 |
| Home Office services | 45,450 |
| Electricity (erection of overhead lines and laying of cables) | 150,000 |
| Miscellaneous local government schemes | 213,000 |
| Site clearance at industrial trading estates | 72,280 |
| Total | 1,702,400 |