§ 83. Mr. Russellasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he is aware of the fact that the proportion of national income spent on roads is much less in Great Britain than in most other countries of Western Europe; and, in view of the steady increase in the number of vehicles using the roads, if he will now allocate more funds for new road schemes and improvements.
§ Mr. WatkinsonIt is to be expected that a major road programme which was only initiated in 1954 should call for a relatively low level of actual expenditure in the first few years. Authorisations of new works by the end of the current year will total £147,000,000 since 1954.