Mr. ACLANDasked the Minister of Transport whether he can give the figures showing the amount which each English county spent on all roads and Class A roads, respectively, in any recent year; and can he state in each case what rate in the £ had to be charged in order to raise the former sum?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe total amount (including Loan Charges) spent by each county on its roads and bridges and the rates in the £ levied for highway purposes are published in Part III of the Annual Local Taxation Returns for England and Wales. The aggregate expenditure on Class I roads incurred by county councils in England and Wales is shown in Appendix 14 to the annual reports on the administration of the Road Fund.