HC Deb 20 November 1962 vol 667 cc121-2W
Mr. Skeffington

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will state the annual sums contributed by frontagers for the making up of roads in England and Wales.

Mr. Corfield

Precise figures are not available. Some indication can be obtained from the loan sanctions issued for private street works. The amounts sanctioned were £2.3 million in 1959–60, £2.2 million in 1960–61, and £3.2 million in 1961–62. The information available suggests that the amount borrowed by local authorities represents roughly two-fifths of the total expense to frontagers, whether paid in a lump sum or by instalments.

Mr. Thorneycroft

The information is as follows:

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