§ Mr. C. Hughesasked the Minister of Transport if he will give details of the mileage of unclassified roads which were upgraded to Class 3 in each of the counties of England and Wales in each year since 1957.
§ Mr. MarplesThe figures are:
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1st April, 1957 to 31st March, 1958 1st April, 1958 to 31st March, 1959 1st April, 1959 to 31st March, 1960 1st April, 1960 to 31st March, 1961 1st April, 1961 to 31st March, 1962 Counties— Anglesey — 5.84 — — — Bedfordshire — 2.33 — — 1.21 Berkshire — 0.92 — — — Breconshire 0.18 2.98 — — — Caernarvonshire — 8.33 — — — Cambridgeshire 2.39 — — — — Cardiganshire 2.00 12.27 — — — Cheshire 2.49 — 2.13 0.91 1.10 Cornwall — 3.56 0.40 0.03 0.39 Cumberland — — 0.48 — — Derbyshire — — — 0.97 2.00 Devon 0.09 2.12 0.19 3.34 — Dorset —. — — — 4.01 Durham 2.02 0.53 — 1.20 0.96 Isle of Ely 0.77 — — — — Essex 4.37 3.96 — — 0.91 Gloucestershire — — 1.21 —. — Hampshire — 0.14 — — 0.41 Herefordshire 0.75 — — 0.63 — Hertfordshire — 2.47 0.25 —. — Lancashire 0.67 — — 0.70 — Leicestershire — — — — 0.72 Lincolnshire (Kesteven) 0.72 — — — 0.15 Lincolnshire (Lindsey) 0.92 — — — — Merioneth — 0.17 — — — Middlesex — 0.11 0.19 — — Monmouthshire — — 0.33 — 0.04 Northamptonshire — — — — 0.22 Northumberland — 0.08 0.47 — — Nottinghamshire — 0.17 1.67 — 0.22 Rutland — 2.39 — — — Salop — 0.29 — — — Staffordshire 0.65 0.73 — 0.92 — Surrey — 0.64 — — 1.31 Somerset — — 0.65 — 1.36 Sussex (West) 0.79 — — — 1.02 Warwickshire — — 0.23 — — Isle of Wight — — — 1.38 — Worcestershire 3.81 — — — — Yorkshire, West Riding 0.62 0.50 — — — Yorkshire, North Riding — — — — — London — 0.16 0.32 — — Total, Counties 23.24 50.69 8.52 10.08 16.03 County Boroughs— Bristol — 1.97 — — 0.55 Eastbourne — — 0.16 — — Darlington 0.08 — — — — Manchester 0.06 — —. — — Newcastle-upon-Tyne — 0.46 — — — Oxford — — — 1.01 — Southampton — — 0.28 — — Sheffield 0.16 — — — — Sunderland 0.62 — — — — Southend-on-Sea — 0.44 — 0.21 — Wigan 0.19 — — — — York 0.20 — — — — Total, County Boroughs 1.31 2.87 0.44 1.22 0.55 Total, Counties and County Boroughs 24.55 53.56 8.96 11.30 16.58