§ 49. Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for the Environment to what extent it is his intention to reduce expenditure on the maintenance of roads and footpaths; and what saving he expects this will achieve in the current year.
§ Dir. GilbertLocal authorities have been urged to reduce maintenance expenditure on their roads. On trunk roads we are similarly continuing the policy announced on 24th July 1975 of cutting expenditure by 15–20 per cent. by 1978–9 as compared with the level planned for that year in the White Paper published in January 1975. The projected savings this year amount overall to some 10 per cent.