§ Sir H. Butcherasked the Minister of Transport, if he will give a detailed list of applications for extra grants for the maintenance and minor improvement of classified roads which have been made to enable highway authorities to do the extra work necessary to repair the damage of last winter.
§ Mr. MarplesThe detailed information which the hon. Member has asked for will have to be collected from the offices of my Divisional Road Engineers. I will write to my hon. Friend when it is available.
§ Sir H. Butcherasked the Minister of Transport if he will give the total of extra grants, in addition to the £3,500,000 previously announced, to be made to highway authorities for the maintenance and minor improvement of classified roads to enable them to carry out the extra work necessary to repair the damage of last winter.
§ Mr. MarplesI am not yet in a position to say what the precise total will be, but the sums to be made available in extra grants should be sufficient to enable highway authorities to carry out such extra repair work as I consider essential and as can practicably be done this year.