HC Deb 26 June 1939 vol 349 c41W
Mr. York

asked the Minister of Transport whether he can state the gross expenditure on roads and bridges of highway authorities for each of the years from 1934 to 1939, respectively?

Captain Wallace

The total expenditure of highway authorities on roads and bridges for each of the years ended 31st March, 1934 to 1936, inclusive, is published in Appendix 12 of the Report on the Administration of the Road Fund for the year 1936–37 and the expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1937, is published in Appendix 4 of the report for the year 1937–38. The figure for the year 1937–38 is £64,705,000, which will be published later in the year in the Road Fund Report for 1938–39. The figure for 1938–39 is not yet available.