§ Colonel ASHLEYasked the Minister of Transport what was the cost during the last financial year to the Road Fund of the maintenance of classified roads: and what was the cost to the same fund clueing the same period of the improvement and maintenance of rural and other unclassified roads
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONThe payments from the Road Fund during the last financial year in respect of the maintenance of classified roads amounted to £10,041,132, and in respect of the maintenance of unclassified roads in rural areas to £1,810,070. I am unable to state separately the amount paid in respect of schemes for the improvement of unclassified roads.