§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Transport if he will state the yearly expenditure on roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MarplesThe amounts spent on trunk and classified roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme during the last five years are:—
£ 1958–59 120,542 1959–60 179,257 1960–61 177,010 1961–62 123,180 1962–63 (April-Dec. only) 225,600 (est.) These figures are of total expenditure including that proportion of the cost of classified road works which falls to be borne by the local highway authority.