§ 41. Mr. Haleasked the Minister of Transport what is the total cost of applications for road or bridge improvement schemes, road widening and maintenance received in the last two financial years from the county borough of Oldham and the urban district of Chadderton; and what proportion has received his sanction.
§ Mr. HayThe total cost of the three major improvement schemes for which the Oldham Corporation formally applied for grants amounts to £18,900. Two were authorised at a total cost of £2,470. Grants for maintenance and minor improvement works are not payable in county boroughs.
The Chadderton Urban District Council formally applied for grants for two major improvement schemes with a total cost of £4,110, and both were authorised. The Council asked the Lancashire County Council to approve maintenance and minor improvement work amounting to £72,820, and the County Council, taking into account our annual grant for this purpose, were able to agree to work costing £52,500.