HC Deb 29 July 1964 vol 699 c297W
3. Mr. N. McLean

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what amounts have been spent on roads under the Crofters Counties Programme in each year during the four-year period 1959 to 1963; and what amounts were spent on roads in these counties during the four-year period 1947 to 1951.

Mr. Noble

The total for 1959–63 was almost £3½ million. Accurate figures for the earlier period are not now available, but the total is estimated at less than £700,000. The following are the details:

CROFTER COUNTIES PROGRAMME
Expenditure in 1959–63 Estimated Expenditure in 1947–51
£ £
1959–60 … 488,558 1947–48 … 80,000
1960–61 … 835,634 1948–49 … 150,000
1961–62 … 890,941 1949–50 … 194,000
1962–63 … 1,246,825 1950–51 … 233,000
Total … 3,461,958 Total … 657,000

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