HC Deb 25 January 1955 vol 536 cc20-1W
Mr. J. T. Price

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the total amounts expended on major road improvements and new construction in 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954; and the average amount per head of population of these expenditures in each of the 10 divisions of his Department.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter,

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 17th December, 1954, Vol. 535, c. 204], supplied the following statement:

EXPENDITURE ON MAJOR IMPROVEMENT AND NEW CONSTRUCTION AND AVERAGE AMOUNT PER HEAD OF POPULATION IN EACH DIVISION IN THE FINANCIAL YEARS 1950–51 TO 1953–54
— 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54
Expenditure Amount per head of population Expenditure Amount per head of population Expenditure Amount per head of population
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 5,402,189 2 3 5,433,513 2 3 7,091,075 2 11
DIVISION
Metropolitan 573,435 1 5 290,430 - 8 951,182 2 4
Eastern 439,197 2 7 523,658 3 1 565,720 3 3
Midland 540,903 2 5 577,810 2 7 1,237,633 5 6
North Eastern 657,879 1 11 728,824 2 2 635,350 1 10
North Midland 577,817 3 4 375,350 2 2 321,300 1 10
Northwestern 375,508 1 1 403,187 1 2 668,914 2 0
South Eastern 474,598 1 11 650,478 2 8 720,806 2 11
South Western 345,023 2 1 355,133 2 2 495,235 2 11
Wales and Monmouth 710,868 5 6 612,608 4 9 570,921 4 5
Scotland 706,961 2 9 916,035 3 7 924,014 3 7

Comparable figures for 1950–51 are not available.

The expenditure shown is based on returns rendered by local highway authorities in respect of roads for which they are directly responsible and also of trunk roads for which they are the agent authorities.

Payments were also made direct by the Ministry in respect of trunk roads otherwise than to local authorities as follows:

£
1951–52 698,115
1952–53 694,292
1953–54 571,038

These payments cannot be allocated in detail to the appropriate divisions, but they include the following payments in respect of the construction of the Neath By-Pass representing an additional expenditure per head in the Wales and Monmouth Division as shown in parenthesis:

£
1951–52 370,663 (2s. 10d.)
1952–53 436,842 (3s. 5d.)
1953–54 323,868 (2s. 6d.)