§ 116. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the cost of the recent census of traffic on the roads; how many people were employed; what useful results were obtained; and what new policy he proposes to adopt as a result.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterAs this census was carried out by local authorities, I do not yet know its actual cost or the number of enumerators employed, but these have been estimated at £400,000 and 20,000, respectively. The results are still182W being collated. They will provide up-to-date information of traffic flows for the first time since 1938, and help me to allocate road expenditure where it is most needed.