§ Mr. Huckfieldasked the Minister of Transport if she will announce the proposed level of expenditure on the construction and improvement of roads in England from 1970 to 1971.
§ Mrs. CastleYes. Exchequer expenditure on new road construction and494W improvement in England is expected to rise to over £280 million in 1970–71. Together with expenditure by local authorities, total public investment on the English road programme in 1970–71 will be of the order of £320 million.
The new figures take account of the effect of the new principal road grant structure and the redefinition of improvements and also of the increase in the cost of road construction since the last announcement was made.