HC Deb 12 May 1965 vol 712 cc79-80W
Mr. Evelyn King

asked the Minister of Transport why grants allocated for improvements on the trunk roads per mile in 1965–66 are less for the county of Dorset than for any other of the four neighbouring counties.

Mr. Tom Fraser

Funds for trunk road improvements are allocated to individual schemes on the basis of national

Passenger car units per 16-hour day
Greater London and/the South East
A.13 Ripple Road, Barking Stage III … … … 47,729
— "D" Ring Road (South Mimms By-Pass-A.10) … … … A.1081 14,734 (1954 Census)
A.1005 4,031 (1954 Census)
A.1 Archway Road Widening, Hornsey … … … 35,268
A.40 Western Circus and Gipsy Corner Flyover … … … 45,801
A.406-A.404 Harrow Road Junction … … … 39,994
A.406 Neasden Lane … … 39,994
A.406-A.105 Green Lanes Junction … … … 32,881
A.406 Silver Street Diversion, Edmonton … … … 33,765
A.406-A.1010 Fore Street Junction … … … 33,765
A.406 Waterworks Corner Staee [...] … … … 29,895
A.23 Bolney Cross Roads … … … 15,994
A.27 Fareham Station Bridge … … … 22,212
A.27 Adur Bridge and Shoreham By-Pass … … … 9,026
A.27 Widening in Southwick … … … 16,949
A.27 Widening in Portslade … … … 16,949

priorities and not on geographical considerations.