§ Mr. Waltersasked the Minister of Transport what has been the year-by-year expenditure on roads in Great Britain since 1946 by central Government and by local government on major improvements and new construction, and on minor improvements and maintenance, respectively.
§ Mr. MarshFollowing is the information:
On the other hand, published maintenance data now includes cleansing and watering of roads and snow clearance. Following the introduction of the Rate Support Grant system, specific Central Government grants have not normally been available since 1966–67 for 19W new or improved non-principal roads nor for the maintenance of any local authority roads.
£ million New construction and improvements Maintenance Financial Year Central Government Local Authority Total Central Government Local Authority Total 1967–68 (provisional) 231.4 63.2 294.6 25.6 134.8 160.4