§ Sir E. STOCKTONasked the Minister of Agriculture whether the whole of the £1,250,000 allotted from the Road Fund surplus to the upkeep of rural roads has now been allocated; and, in that case, 1050W whether he will state the extent to which each of the counties in England and Wales has benefited?
§ Colonel ASHLEYI have been asked to answer this question. The allocation of grants from the sum of £1,250,000, specially set aside from the Road Fund for the assistance of rural areas, is proceeding, and the applications of local authorities are being dealt with as they are received. I anticipate that a large number of applications have still to be forwarded to my Department, and, in the circumstances, I think it would be undesirable and misleading to give any figures showing the amounts granted to authorities in each county at the present time.