§ Mr. BARCLAY-HARVEYasked the Minister of Transport how much has been expended from the Road Fund since 1920 on Scottish roads; and how much has been received in the fund from Scotland during the same period?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe grants made from the Road Fund to highway authorities in Scotland from 1st April, 1921, to 31st March, 1934, amounted to £32,020,711. The authorities also received the amounts due to them through the general Exchequer contributions, towards which the Road Fund paid £2,734,076, in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929. During the same period the net proceeds of motor licence duties and of penalties for motoring offences collected in Scotland amounted to £24,162,042.
§ Mr. BARCLAY-HARVEYasked the Minister of Transport what was the cost to the Road Fund of the Perth-Inverness and Glasgow-Inverness roads, respectively?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe final cost to the Road Fund of the Perth-Inverness road was £683,649. The final cost of the Glasgow-Inverness road has not yet been definitely ascertained, but it is expected to amount to about £908,000.