§ Mr. Alan Williamsasked 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 GriffithsIt 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.
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§ Mr. Alan Williamsasked 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