§ 65. Mr. Kimballasked the Minister of Transport, in view of the fact that her rate support grant calculations for 1967–68 is £179.1 million compared to £187 million for 1966–67, if she still 95W expects an expansion by local authorities in respect of other classes of roads administered by them.
§ Mrs. CastleThe 1966–67 figure quoted was a provisional estimate made by the local authorities of the whole of their rate-borne expenditure on highways. Until returns of actual expenditure in 1966–67 are received I am in no position to comment on the trend of expenditure on roads administered by the local authorities.