HC Deb 16 June 1969 vol 785 c21W
Mr. William Price

asked the Minister of Transport what was the total amount spent on building and maintaining all categories of roads between 1964 and 1968, and between 1960 and 1964.

Mr. Marsh

The following is the information:

SPENDING ON NEW AND IMPROVED ROADS AND MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING ROADS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Financial Year £ million
1960–61 165.1
1961–62 188.5
1962–63 215.4
1963–64 274.6
Total for 4 years 1960–61 to 1963–64 843.6
1964–65 308.9
1965–66 315.6
1966–67 350.6
1967–68 (provisional)* 455.0
Total for 4 years 1964–65 to 1967–68 1,430.1
* Including expenditure on cleansing and watering of roads and snow clearance.

Firm figures for the most recent financial year will not be available until returns are received from local councils later on this year. However it is estimated that total spending in Great Britain in 1968–69 was over £500 million.

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