110. Mr. Swingierasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he is 184W aware that there were more fatal accidents in 1953 on the roads of Staffordshire than of any other Midland county; and if he will review the plans and grants for the improvement of Staffordshire roads so as to ensure a higher degree of safety in the future.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterYes, though, in fairness to Staffordshire, I should point out that the number of deaths from road accidents in this county per mile of road or per 100,000 of population is less than that of some other Midland counties.
So far as the second part of the Question is concerned, the total amount from central funds authorised or expected to be authorised in this financial year for road work in Staffordshire amounts to an increase of about 86 per cent. over the amounts authorised in the previous year.