§ Mr. LARDNERasked the Secretary to the Treasury what is the method of calculating the shares of England, Scotland, and Ireland of the Road Improvement Fund; and will he give the total amount paid to each country, respectively, by Grant or advance up to the end of the last financial year?
§ Mr. MONTAGUGrants from the Road Improvement Fund are not allocated in rigid proportion to highway authorities in any prescribed area, but the Grants indicated to authorities in England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland respectively work out in the following proportions:—
As regards the second part of the question, this information is given on page 3 of the Third Annual Report of the Road Board.
— Total Grants indicated up to 28th February, 1914. Amount. Ratio. £ England and Wales 3,138,271 84 Scotland 340,424 9 Ireland 257,986 7 Total 3,736,681 100