HC Deb 06 December 1922 vol 159 c1827W
Commander BELLAIRS

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport by how much per cent. the cost of road maintenance has increased over pre-War figures and over the cost prior to the use of heavy motor transport?

Lieut.-Colonel ASHLEY

The latest returns available of the total expenditure on roads and bridges by local authorities in Great Britain are those for the year 1919–20. These figures show increases of 49 per cent. on the corresponding figures for 1914–15 and of 69 per cent. on those for 1910–11.