§ Sir IVOR HERBERTasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he will furnish a statement of the grants of money made to Wales and Monmouthshire by the Road Board similar to the statement made on 6th March in regard to Irish counties?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe aggregate amount of the Grant so far indicated to highway authorities in Wales and Monmouthshire is £90,124. Grants amounting to £53,918 have been formally made, and the allocation of the balance of £36,206 is 1979W now under consideration and discussion. Loans amounting to £16,616 have been made and formally accepted, namely, £4,000 to Carmarthen, £10,000 to Flint, £1,793 to Brecon, £673 to the Hay Rural District Council (Breconshire), and £150 to the Amlwch Urban District Council (Anglesey).
County. Total Grants made and indicated. Grants actually made. Balance as to which particulars are under consideration or have not yet been supplied. £ £ £ Anglesey … 1,645 559 1,086 Breconshire … 4,877 2,877 2,000 Cardigan … 1,250 — 1,250 Carmarthen … 11,000 7,000 4,000 Carnarvon … 5,500 4,546 954 Denbigh … 6,400 6,261 139 Flints … 7,000 4,124 2,876 Glamorgan … 22,000 8,927 13,073 Merioneth … 2,620 2,620 — Montgomery … 8,900 1,975 6,925 Pembroke … 6,732 4,523 2,209 Radnor … 1,200 506 694 Totals for Wales 79,124 43,918 35,206 Monmouthshire 10,000 10,000 — Newport County Borough 1,000 — 1,000 11,000 10,000 1,000