§ Mr. Alisonasked the Minister of Transport what has been the year-by-year expenditure on roads in Great
£ MILLION New construction and major improvements 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 18.7 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 … … 119.9 31.2 151.1 54.5 69.0 123.5 * 1964–65 … … 147.0 36.0 183.0 53.5 72.0 125.5 *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
£ MILLION New construction and major improvements Maintenance and minor improvements Exchequer Local Authority Total Exchequer Local Authority Total 1965–70 … … 1,100.0 215.0 1,315.0 325.0 345.0 670.0