§ Lieut. - Colonel Bromley - Davenportasked the Minister of Transport the value of works under the road programme which it is estimated will be authorised in each of the years 1961–62 and 1962–63.
§ Mr. MarplesA provisional figure for both years together would be £190 million in England and Wales. The split between each year cannot be reliably made at this stage. This split would depend on the actual date at which particular works were authorised: and the two-year total itself could similarly be affected by, for example, the value of works which may be authorised towards the end of the current year.
§ Lieut. - Colonel Bromley - Davenportasked the Minister of Transport what amount of the total proposed Government expenditure on the road programme in the years 1961–62 and 1962–63 be accounted for by the works outstanding at the end of the financial year 1960–61.
§ Mr. MarplesWorks of major improvement authorised but not yet completed by the end of 1960–61 are estimated to account for a Government expenditure of £70 million in 1961–62 and £62 million in 1962–63. It is expected that several very large projects will be authorised between now and the end of the current financial year.