§ 72 and 73. Mr. Gowerasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (1) the annual sums spent in England on the construction and extension of new roads during the last year; his estimate of the sums to be spent during the next twelve months; and if he will make a statement;
(2) the annual sums spent in Wales on the construction and extension of new roads during the last year; his estimate of the sums to be spent during the next twelve months; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WatkinsonGovernment expenditure on major road improvements in England and Wales for the financial year 1957–58 was £22.7 million and £0.9 million respectively. It is estimated that comparable figures for the current year will be £33.5 million—including £700,000 on the Ross Spur Motorway, which is of close interest to South Wales—and £1.7 million.