§ Mr. Galbraithasked the Minister of Transport what has been the expenditure on construction of new motorways in England, Scotland and Wales in each of the last five years; and what is her estimate of expenditure for each of the next five years.
§ Mrs. CastleExpenditure on motorways in the past five years was as follows:
The above figures include the cost of land but exclude spending on short by-passes on all-purpose trunk roads and on motorways built by local highway authorities.
£ million Financial Year England Scotland Wales Great Britain 1961–62 28.1 — 0.2 28.3 1962–63 39.9 0.1 0.3 40.3 1963–64 45.2 0.4 0.8 46.4 1964–65 51.4 3.2 2.9 57.5 1965–66 51.3 7.7 4.7 63.7 My right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales and I expect to spend in all about £75 million on motorways in the current financial year.
Expenditure between 1967–68 and 1970–71 is planned to be of the order of £400 million but figures for individual years cannot yet be specified.