HC Deb 27 July 1953 vol 518 cc84-5W
68. Mr. Swingler

asked the Minister of Transport to what extent he bases his grant allocations to counties for road maintenance and improvement on the tonnage of the traffic on the roads of each county.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The weight of traffic is only one of several factors taken into account. Others are the length and width of roads in the county and their condition; whether the county is predominantly urban industrial or rural and local costs of labour and materials.