§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will indicate the amount of money spent by each of the county councils in Wales upon schemes on unclassified and unadopted roads under the Agriculture (Improvement of Roads) Act, 1955, and the amount of grants made for the financial year ended 31st March, 1958.
§ Mr. John HareComplete figures of expenditure by county councils under the Agriculture (Improvement of Roads) Act, 1955, in the financial year ended 31st March, 1958, are not yet available. The work approved for grant and the grant paid during the year are shown in the following table:
AGRICULTURE (IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS) ACT, 1955 PROGRAMMES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1958 County Council Estimated cost of schemes approved Grant Paid Unclassified Unadopted £ £ £ Anglesey … Not eligible Brecon … 19,706 1,763 — Caernarvon … 21,597 436 4,345* Cardigan … 22,956 — — Carmarthen … 10,963 6,295 — Denbigh … 14,966 11,903 — Flint … — 10,552 — Glamorgan … — 15,811 — Merioneth … 23,318 — 4,639 Monmouth … 8,297 — — Montgomery … 10,094 — — Pembroke … 7,323 1,522 4,703* Radnor … 20,546 — 5,561 £159,766 £48,282 £19,248 *Grant paid on unclassified roads only.