§ Sir W. PRESTONasked the Minister of Transport what pressure is brought by his Department upon the different road authorities if the officers of his Department advise the application of tar or other similar material to minor roads and the local authorities do not act on such advice; and, if these local authorities refuse to tar roads when so advised by his Department, whether the grants from his Department for the upkeep of such roads are withdrawn?
§ Colonel ASHLEYI explained the general policy of my Department in the reply which I made to my hon. Friend on 5th February. It is not possible to proceed upon any fixed formula in dealing with the widely varying circumstances of different areas. I am not aware of any cases where grants towards the upkeep of scheduled unclassified roads have been withdrawn.