Mr. Creech Jonesasked the Minister of Transport the total expenditure on new roads, road improvements and road maintenance for the 10 years ended 31st December, 1936; how much of that sum has been met by payments from the Road Fund and how much from payments by 1355W ratepayers; and how many miles of roads in the same period have been widened so as to provide increased accommodation for motor traffic?
§ Mr. BurginI can give the information in the form required in the first part of the question only for four financial years 1932–36. It is as follows:
£ Total expenditure (other than loan charges) 210,959,000 Charged to Road Fund 50,126,000 Charged to Rate Fund 123,228,000 In addition to the amount charged directly to the Road Fund, that Fund contributed £25,834,000 to the Exchequer grants made in relief of rates.
The information asked for in the last part of the question is, I regret, not available.