§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales what will be the percentage difference, in real terms, between trunk road construction expenditure in the period 1969–70 to 1973–74 and that planned on the basis of current policy for the period 1974–75 to 1978–79, inclusive.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThis will depend on the outcome of the Government's review of public expenditure later this year.
§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give details of the level of total public expenditure in Wales at 1974 survey prices currently planned for 1976–77 for each of the following sectors, trunk road construction, trunk road maintenance and local authority transport.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe information is as follows:
£ million Trunk road new construction … 34.1 Trunk roads maintenance … 4.3 Local authority transport … 43.8
§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the value at 1974 survey prices of the level of total public expenditure in Wales included in Public Expenditure to 1976–77 (Command Paper No. 5178) for each of the following sectors, trunk road construction, trunk road maintenance and local authority transport.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe information is as follows:
struction, trunk road maintenance and local authority transport.
§ Mr. Barry JonesNo reduction in the planned expenditure in these sectors has been made since those announced in the recent Budget.