§ Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Minister of Transport what estimates were submitted by each of the highway authorities in respect of expenditure on trunk roads, for the year ended 31st March, 1947; what was the approximate annual expenditure during that year; and what estimates have been submitted in respect of such expenditure for the current financial year ending 31st March, 1948.
§ Mr. Barnes,with reference to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 19th May, 1947, Vol. 437, C. 209], made the following correction:
The estimated expenditure on trunk road maintenance for 1946–47 was 6,600,000 and the approximate expenditure was £6,530,000