HC Deb 24 February 1972 vol 831 cc356-7W
Mr. Leslie Huckfield

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the value of road construction work in progress in the third and fourth quarters of 1971; and how this compares with the first quarter of 1970.

Mr. Michael Heseltine

Details are not available in the form requested. The most appropriate available information is of the Department's expenditure on motorways, trunk roads and principal roads. For the periods concerned, the following are the figures:

£ million
4th Quarter 1969–70 (ending April, 1970) 58.8
2nd Quarter 1971–72 (ending September, 1971) 76.1
3rd Quarter 1971–72 (ending December, 1971) 74.6

Mr. Leslie Huckfield

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many motorway and major trunk road schemes are currently awaiting his final decision.

Mr. Michael Heseltine

Eight.