§ Major Procterasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that in the Ministry of Transport Estimates, ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 22nd February, 1938, there is a list of major works authorised or in progress at 31st March, 1938; whether, under the circumstances, this list is complete and accurate; whether there are any schemes not referred to in that list which have been authorised; and whether he proposes to authorise or commence schemes other than those in this list during the current financial year?
§ Mr. BurginThe list of works to which my hon. and gallant Friend refers con 359W tains only works estimated to cost individually £100,000 or over. In addition a very large number of smaller schemes have been authorised or are in progress. As indicated in Appendix I to the Estimate for the Roads, etc., Vote, it is contemplated that new commitments of the Road Fund for improvements and new construction amounting to about£30 millions will be entered into during the financial year 1938.