§ Colonel DAYasked the Minister of Transport the amount paid as licence duties on motor cars in the County of London for each of the years from 1923 to 1925, inclusive, together with the amount authorised by the Minister for road improvements in the county for each of those years?
§ Colonel ASHLEYThe Road Fund, into which are paid the licence duties on motor vehicles, is a national Fund, and I consider it inadvisable to publish the amounts collected by various local authorities. I hope the hon. Member will not press for the information.
1901WThe grants made to local authorities in the County of London during the three
Financial Year. Grants in respect of maintenance expenditure on Roads and Bridges in Classes I & II. Grants in respect of works expedited to relieve unemployment. Grants in respect of other purposes. Total. £ £ £ £ 1922–23 … 472,501 45,924 61,275 579,700 1923–24 … 398,620 43,074 24,934 466,628 1924–25 … 436,381 6,068 10,558 453,007 TOTAL … £1,307,502 £95,066 £96,767 £1,499,335 In addition, the following grants were made in respect of arterial road works carried out directly by the Ministry of Transport for the relief of unemployment in the Metropolitan area:
£ 1922–23 1,285,201 1923–24 1,157,833 1924–25 481,664 Total 2,924,698