§ Sir R. SANDERSasked the Minister of Transport the amount collected and paid to the Road Fund by each of the under-mentioned county councils and the amount disbursed to them from that fund in the years ending April, 1024, and April, 1925: Devon, Somerset, Wilts, Norfolk and Suffolk?
§ Colonel ASHLEYAs I have already explained on previous occasions, the Road Fund is a national fund, and I am reluctant to make any statement regarding the amount collected in Motor Licence Duties by any individual licensing authority. I trust, therefore, that my hon. and gallant Friend will not press for a reply to the first part of his question. With regard to the second part, I regret that I am not in a position to give, without considerable labour, the amounts disbursed to the highway authorities in the counties indicated. Details of the grants made, so far as they relate to the year ended 31st March, 1924, are given in Appendix 1 of the Report of the Road Fund for that year, and are as follows: 2071W The corresponding figures for the year ended 31st March last are now in course of preparation and will be published in due course in the Report of the Road Fund for the year 1924–25