§ Mr. EVERARDasked the Minister of Transport (1) the amount allocated to local authorities in England and Wales for the maintenance of unclassified rural roads, and the number of miles of roads for which this grant will be used;
(2) the amount allocated to each local authority in the county of Leicester for the maintenance of unclassified rural reads, and the number of miles of roads for which this grant will be used?
§ Colonel ASHLEYAs my hon. Friend is aware, the total amount set aside for grants towards the maintenance of rural roads in England and Wales has now been raised to .£1,300,000. The examination of applications received from local authorities for grants under this head in response to the Circular issued on the 10th March, 1926, is proceeding as rapidly as possible, but some time must necessarily elapse before a complete return can be made of the actual amounts allocated and the total mileage affected. These observations apply equally to the county of Leicester which forms the- subject of my hon. Friend's second question.