§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Minister of Transport what sums she expects to spend on new highway construction in the administrative counties of East and West Suffolk, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire in the financial years 1966–67 and 1967–68; and how these sums compare with the amounts she intended to spend before the measures announced on 20th July.
§ Mr. SwinglerFor reasons that were explained to the hon. Member in a letter of 9th March, 1966, forecasts of expenditure in individual countries are not readily96W available. As for the last part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the Answer given on 25th July to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Cathcart (Mr. Edward M. Taylor) which indicated that the only effect of the current measures will be to reduce in the current year and in 1967–68 the extent to which the road programme can make up the ground lost as a result of the 1965 deferment measures.