Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the total expenditure on trunk roads, Classes I, II and III roads, for each of the county councils in Wales for the last financial year; what was the amount of grant allocated; and what are the estimated figures for the current year.
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County Trunk Roads Approved expenditure (all met by Road Fund) Class I Class II Class III Approved expenditure Grant Approved expenditure Grant Approved expenditure Grant 1953–54 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Anglesey 32,278 26,600 19,950 23,100 13,860 33,030 16,515 Breconshire 69,327 22,991 17,243 16,648 9,989 74,749 37,374 Caernarvonshire 55,120 63,335 47,501 52,557 31,534 72,930 36,465 Cardiganshire 54,060 34,900 26,175 40,587 24,352 89,547 44,773 Carmarthenshire 71,020 66,891 50,168 80,955 48,573 169,857 84,929 Denbighshire 90,483 58,226 43,669 56,049 33,629 97,404 48,702 Flintshire 59,682 104,131 78,099 28,250 16,950 50,500 25,250 Glamorganshire 120,815 228,134 171,100 138,770 83,262 160,406 80,203 Merionethshire 80,953 34,749 26,063 40,377 24,226 37,420 18,710 Monmouthshire 107,743 109,557 82,169 79,356 47,614 97,434 48,717 Montgomeryshire 65,715 12,465 9,349 50,729 30,437 121,429 60,714 Pembrokeshire 35,700 45,390 34,043 35,934 21,560 87,035 43,518 Radnorshire 29,680 26,400 19,800 21,147 12,688 54,000 27,000 1954–55 Anglesey 32,860 33,900 25,425 31,000 18,600 36,950 18,475 Breconshire 73,140 26,584 19,938 20,114 12,068 75,988 37,994 Caernarvonshire 59,360 72,800 54,600 58,150 34,890 81,020 40,510 Cardiganshire 76,320 48,282 36,211 50,223 30,134 89,310 44,655 Carmarthenshire 73,140 77,236 57,927 92,335 55,401 198,345 99,172 Denbighshire 105,000 58,372 43,779 65,683 39,410 111,622 55,811 Flintshire 63,600 123,934 92,950 33,000 19,800 48,500 24,250 Glamorganshire 178,080 219,208 164,406 192,272 115,363 212,462 106,231 Merionethshire 90,100 36,666 27,500 43,166 25,900 41,200 20,600 Monmouthshire 117,660 133,615 100,211 87,708 52,625 106,328 53,164 Montgomeryshire 75,260 19,653 14,740 62,366 37,419 129,683 64,841 Pembrokeshire 41,340 47,000 35,250 46,400 27,840 99,820 49,910 Radnorshire 34,328 38,000 28,500 25,000 15,000 58,000 29,000
§ Mr. MolsonI regret that the desired statistics of total expenditure in 1953–54 are not yet available pending the receipt of annual returns from local authorities. I will send the information to the hon. Member as soon as I can. Meanwhile, I give below figures relating to approved expenditure on, and grants for, maintenance and minor improvement in respect of last year and the current year.
I cannot make reliable estimates of total expenditure, or of total grants for major improvement and new construction, in the current year; nor would figures relating to such grants be comparable with the figures relating to expenditure since grants are made towards the total cost of schemes, some of which will be spread over several years. I can, however, if desired, let the hon. Member have such grant figures for 1953–55.