HC Deb 23 March 1965 vol 709 cc76-7W
Mr. Alan Williams

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how much was spent on trunk roads in each Welsh county in the period 1952 to 1964, inclusive.

Mr. James Griffiths

It is regretted that no information of trunk road expenditure analysed by county is available for the years 1952 to 1962. The following table provides such an analysis for the financial years, 1962–63 and 1963–64.

EXPENDITURE ON TRUNK ROADS: WALES
Analysis by county—year ended 31st March
£ thousand
County 1962–63 1963–64
Anglesey 24 46
Breconshire 174 227
Caernarvonshire 212 189
Cardiganshire 107 138
Carmarthenshire 156 229
Denbighshire 321 342
Flintshire 369 191
Glamorganshire 285 454
Merionethshire 124 163
Monmouthshire 391 560
Montgomeryshire 146 244
Pembrokeshire 136 186
Radnorshire 102 112
TOTAL 2,546 3,081
Payments made direct by the Minister of Transport to contractors 2,476 3,063
TOTAL WALES 5,023 6,144

Source: Ministry of Transport.

Mr. Alan Williams

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the amount per head of population spent on major roads in Wales in each year from 1952 to 1964; and how these figures compare with the corresponding national figures.

Year England Wales
Trunk Roads Classified Roads Trunk and Classified Roads Trunk Roads Classified Roads Trunk and Classified Roads
£ £ £ £ £ £
1952 0.17 0.69 0.86 0.40 1.13 1.53
1953 0.18 0.75 0.93 0.39 1.21 1.60
1954 0.17 0.80 0.97 0.55 1.71 1.72
1955 0.20 0.88 1.08 0.60 1.28 1.88
1956 0.23 0.95 1.18 0.59 1.53 2.12
1957 0.33 1.05 1.38 0.55 1.41 1.96
1958 0.41 1.22 1.63 0.73 1.76 2.49
1959 0.84 1.27 2.11 0.89 1.69 2.58
1960 0.99 1.37 2.36 1.11 1.84 2.95
1961 0.90 1.45 2.35 1.10 2.07 3.17
1962 1.06 1.64 2.70 1.37 2.25 3.62
1963 1.53 1.67 3.20 1.77 2.22 3.99
1964 1.91 2.24 4.15 2.22 3.54 5.76

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