Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the Minister of Transport if he will state the estimated cost of trunk road improvement schemes, costing over £100,000 each, which are considered necessary to make the system adequate for the traffic expected within the foreseeable future, but which are not included in the announced list of schemes for the next four to five years, which are estimated to cost some £120 millions.
§ Mr. MarplesIt would be misleading to attempt any such estimate in terms of present-day costs.
While my plans for the improvement of the trunk road system aim at making it adequate for the traffic expected within the foreseeable future, the rate at which the work can be undertaken must depend on what proportion of our national resources can be devoted to this purpose. This will change from time to time according to the prevailing economic circumstances.