§ Mr. Grantasked the Minister of Transport (1) what has been the year by year expenditure on roads in inner London, the old London County Council area, since 1946 by central Government and by local government on major improvements and new construction and on minor improvements and maintenance, respectively; and what are the estimates for expenditure in 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69 and 1969–70, respectively;
(2) 'what has been the year by year expenditure on roads in Greater London since 1946, or for the closest comparable area from 1946 to 1965, by central Government and by local government on major improvements and new construction and on minor improvements and maintenance, respectively; and what are the estimates for expenditure in 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69 and 1969–70, respectively.
§ Mr. SwinglerExpenditure in 1957–65 on roads in inner London (including unclassified roads) was as follows:—
Major Improvement and New Construction Maintenance and Minor Improvement Central Government Local Government Central Government Local Government £m. £m. £m. £m. 1956–57 1.067 0.236 0.228 3.345 1957–58 1.629 0.471 0.205 3.016 1958–59 2.195 0.56 0.235 3.217 1959–60 2.885 1.127 0.223 3.246 1960–61 3.259 1.697 0.236 3.399 1961–62 3.956 2.711 0.334 3.516 1962–63 4.052 3.522 0.338 3.556 1963–64 3.098 4.337 0.433 3.939 1964–65 3.969 6.885 0.556 4.332 Records of expenditure before 1956–57 were not kept on a comparable basis, and similar information is not available for Greater London in the years in question.
352WComparable information for 1965–66 is not yet available because not all local authorities' returns have yet been received. Nor are comparable estimates of expenditure for 1966–67 and future years available.