§ Mr. C. Morrisonasked the Minister of Transport what has been the year-by-year expenditure on roads in Great Britain since 1946 by central Government and by local government on major improvements and new construction, and on minor improvements and maintenance, respectively; and what expenditure is likely over the next five years.
§ Mr. MarplesThe following table gives the expenditure since 1946:
they are appropriate, the figures given above for Exchequer expenditure are different from the figures given annually in the Appropriation Account for payments from the Exchequer.
Expenditure during 1964–65 and over the following five years is likely to be: