Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been 134W the cost to central and local funds of road building and road maintenance in each of the years from 1955–56 to 1965–66; and what estimate he has made of the cost in the year 1966–67 and 1967–68.
§ Mr. RossThe information requested, excluding expenditure on road lighting and car parks, is as follows:—
Year £ million 1955–6 … … 12.5 1956–7 … … 12.9 1957–8 … … 15.1 1958–9 … … 17.4 1959–60 … … 21.9 1960–61 … … 25.5 1961–62 … … 29.3 1962–63 … … 311 1963–64 … … 34.1 1964–65 … … 36.4 1965–66 … … 39.3 (estimates) 1966–67 … … 46.9 (estimates) 1967–68 … … 52.5 (estimate) * Final returns awaited from local authorities.