HC Deb 29 July 1964 vol 699 cc310-1W
Mr. Stainton

asked the Minister of Transport how much has been spent each year on trunk and other road improvements, respectively, in East and West Suffolk, separately, in each year since 1945.

Mr. Marples

The following table shows expenditure on trunk road improvements and new construction in East and West Suffolk from 1954 to 1963:

EXPENDITURE
£ thousands
East Suffolk West Suffolk
1954 11 4
1955 56 30
1956 89 8
1957 52 42
1958 106 8
1959 113 92
I960 129 23
1961 344 10
1962 237 57
1963 206 89

Figures for expenditure on trunk roads before 1954 are not available.

Information about expenditure on other roads is not available for the years before 1562–63. In that year it was as follows:

£ thousands
East Suffolk West Suffolk
Classified Roads 253 31
Unclassified Roads 30 5