§ Mr. HINDSasked the Minister of Transport the number of arterial roads that have been approved in England and Wales by the Departments concerned; in what counties they are situated; what is the probable contribution by the State in each case; whether local bodies in the counties and boroughs concerned have undertaken to make any contributions; and, if so, to what extent in each instance?
§ Sir E. GEDDESThe number of arterial road schemes provisionally approved, and on which it is hoped that work will be commenced in the near future, is 24. Additional schemes are under examination. The schemes approved up to the present are in the Counties of London, Sussex, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Devonshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Edinburgh. Grants up to 50 per cent. of the cost of construction are being made on approved schemes commenced in pursuance of the present policy laid down by the Cabinet. The local authorities concerned will be responsible for the remainder, though in many cases the money will be advanced to them for the present by way of loan.