§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of expenditure on roads in the United Kingdom is to be spent in Scotland this year; and what it is to be in 1968–69.
§ Mr. RossThe Roads &c., Scotland Vote for 1967–68 is 11.5 per cent. of the net total of the Votes for England, Scotland and Wales, but the Vote for England carries some items having general application to all roads in Great Britain. As regards 1968–69 I would ask the hon. Member to await the publication of the Estimates.
§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of trunk 194W roads in Scotland is overloaded according to the standards of his Department.
§ Mr. RossI regret that I cannot give a figure for the present proportion. In 1965 about 30 per cent. of Scottish trunk roads were carrying more traffic than would be allowed for in designing new roads to the ideal standards, but this does not mean that they were necessarily congested or dangerous.