§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Minister of Transport if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the capital expenditure of the County Borough of Sheffield on roadworks in each financial year from April, 1961, including an estimate for the current year.
Mr. Bob BrownFigures for years up to 1968–69 as returned by Sheffield County Borough are given in the following table. We cannot yet estimate their expenditure in the current year.
EXPENDITURE ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT* OF ROADS IN SHEFFIELD C.B. Financial year Local authority expenditure Central government grants† £000 £000 1961–62 471 114 1962–63 108 228 1963–64 175 79 1964–65 343 786 1965–66 438 80 1966–67 338 32 1967–68 358 690 1968–69 1,367 386 * New construction and major improvements up to 1966–67; new construction and improvements thereafter. † Specific grants only. Since April, 1967 only work on principal roads is eligible for grant, improvements on other roads being financially aided through the non-specific rate support grant.