§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will indicate the total amount of grants paid to each eligible county in Wales in respect of schemes for unclassified and unadopted roads under the Agriculture (Improvement of Roads) Act, 1955, up to 31st March, 1959.
§ Mr. John HareThe following table gives the information:
AGRICULTURE (IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS) ACT, 1955 GRANT PAYMENTS IN WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE TO 31sT MARCH, 1959 Country Unclassified Unadopted £ £ Brecon 12,803 1,349 Caernarvon 16,193 — Cardigan 10,986 — Carmarthen 7,208 3,227 Denbigh — — Flint — 5,000 Glamorgan 2,232 — Merioneth 26,895 — Monmouth — — Montgomery — — Pembroke 4,703 1,109 Radnor 15,606 Totals 96,626 10,685
§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will indicate the amount of grant under the Agriculture (Improvement of Roads) Act, 1955, which is to be allowed for each of the eligible counties in Wales for both unclassified and unadopted roads 78W and the mileage of such roads to be so improved or constructed for the current financial year.
§ Mr. John HareMy Ministry has not yet completed its consideration of the programmes of work put forward by highway authorities in the eligible counties in Wales and Monmouthshire for the current financial year. Until these programmes have been examined and it is known what schemes can be approved it is not possible to give the information asked for.
Subject to satisfactory schemes being submitted by the highway authorities it is hoped to approve programmes of new work on unclassified and unadopted roads during 1959–60 to the following amounts:
County Estimated cost of work to be authorised £ Brecon 42,000 Caernarvon 29,000 Cardigan 44,000 Carmarthen 40,000 Denbigh 44,000 Flint 25,000 Glamorgan 27,000 Merioneth 38,000 Monmouth 28,000 Montgomery 44,000 Pembroke 20,000 Radnor 42,000 Total 423,000 The rates of grant authorised for schemes in Glamorgan, Monmouthshire and Flintshire are 65 per cent. for unclassified roads, and 75 per cent. for unadopted roads. All other eligible Welsh counties receive the maximum rates of 75 per cent. and 85 per cent. for unclassified and unadopted roads, respectively.