§ Sir F. Grahamasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what sums he intends to allocate for the maintenance and minor improvement of trunk and classified roads in the counties of Northumberland, Durham and Cumberland, 288W and the North Riding of Yorkshire for 1955–56;and how these compare with the allocation for the current financial year.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe following are the figures. In order to retain comparability those for 1954–55 exclude any supplementary allocations made during the course of the year.
Authority Allocation 1954–55 1955–56 £ £ TRUNK ROADS: Cumberland C.C 98,000 98,000 Workington T.C. 3,156 2,000 101,156 100,000 Northumberland C.C. 185,000 215,000 Durham C.C 105,000 100,000 Stockton T.C 20,000 18,000 Felling U.D.C 4,000 4,000 129,000 122,000 North Riding C.C. 140,000 135,000 Scarborough T.C. 2,000 6,000 142,000 141,000 CLASSIFIED ROADS: Cumberland C.C. 199,200 225,000 Northumberland C.C 310,124 325,000 Durham C.C 510,000 560,000 North Riding C.C 288,732 295,000