§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Minister of Transport if she will list the yearly amounts spent on roads in the South-West for each year from 1955–56 to 1965–66, and the estimated expenditure for subsequent years.
§ Mr. SwinglerExpenditure from 1955–56 to 1966–67 is shown in the following table:—
£ Million 1955–56 … … … … 9.7 1956–57 … … … … 10.5 1957–58 … … … … 11.1 1958–59 … … … … 11.4 1959–60 … … … … 12.8 1960–61 … … … … 14.6 1961–62 … … … … 15.5 1962–63 … … … … 20.2 1963–64 … … … … 25.0 1964–65 … … … … 30.3 1965–66 … … … … 25.7 1966–67 … … … … 37.0 (estimated) A comparable estimate for 1967-68 is not available.