GalbraithMr. asked the Minister of Transport what has been the year-by-year expenditure on roads in Great Britain since 1946 by central Government and by
£ MILLION New construction and major improvement Maintenance and minor improvements Exchequer Local Authority Total Exchequer Local Authority Total 1945–46 … .6 .3 .9 8.3 20.8 29.1 1946–47 … 1.3 1.2 2.5 8.7 22.9 41.6 1947–48 … 2.8 1.9 4.7 21.0 27.7 48.7 1948–49 … 2.7 2.6 5.3 17.5 27.2 44.7 1949–50 … 3.4 2.6 6.0 20.0 30.0 50.0 1950–51. … 3.7 2.6 6.3 18.9 30.2 49.1 1951–52 … 3.3 2.9 6.2 23.7 33.3 57.0 1952–53 … 3.7 2.6 6.3 25.8 34.7 60.5 1953–54. … 3.7 4.1 7.8 26.5 35.8 62.3 1954–55 … 4.3 4.7 9.0 29.5 38.6 68.1 1955–56 … 7.4 5.8 13.2 31.5 42.2 73.7 1956–57 … 15.0 7.0 22.0 31.9 44.2 76.1 1957–58 … 21.8 7.6 29.4 34.2 45.9 80.1 1958–59 … 47.1 10.3 57.4 32.8 47.5 80.3 1959–60 … 59.6 12.5 72.1 34.8 50.5 85.3 1960–61 … 57.9 17.2 75.1 36.6 53.4 90.0 1961–62 … 71.5 19.6 91.1 41.3 56.1 97.4 1962–63 … 94.8 21.9 116.7 41.7 57.0 98.7 1963–64* … 122.0 30.0 152.0 54.0 68.5 122.5 *Provisional. The figures in the table are based on returns made by local authorities shortly after the end of each financial year. The returns indicate the value of roadworks done in the year. Because, in some cases, Exchequer payments to local authorities are made in advance of the work to
New construction and major improvement Maintenance and minor improvements Exchequer Local Authority Total Exchequer Local Authority Total 1964–65 … … 145.5 26.5 172.0 57.0 65.0 122.0 1965–70 … … 1,040.0 210.0 1,250.0 315.0 335.0 650.0