§ Mr. Rentonasked the Minister of Transport what amount is allocated from the Road Fund for the maintenance and minor improvements of trunk roads and for new works of improvement, including land, etc., to each of the divisions for road purposes of England, Wales and Scotland.
§ Mr. BarnesThe amounts allocated for the financial year 1949–50 to each of the engineering divisions for maintenance and minor improvement work on trunk roads are as follows:—
Division £ Metropolitan … 664,000 South Eastern … 664,000 South Western … 610,000 Wales and Mon. … 776,000 Midland … 612,000 North Western … 904,000 Scotland … 870,000 North Eastern … 837,000 North Midland … 721,000 Eastern … 547,000 Total £7,205,000 An additional amount of£145,000 will be allocated as required for special items. The cost (excluding land and preliminary 124W expenses) of new major improvement works, for which provision is made for commitments during the financial year is£2,850,000. In addition,£1,550,000 is provided for commitments for land and preliminary expenses for current and future schemes, of which land and preliminary expenses for current schemes will require approximately£100,000. Payments during the year for major improvement work are estimated at£2,040,000, but the greater part of this sum will be in respect of work already approved before the commencement of the financial year. I cannot at present give an allocation of these amounts between the Divisions.