§ Sir W. Bromley-Davenportasked the Minister of Transport if he will give the total value of schemes added to the preparation pool and of those transferred to the firm road programme in the year ended 31st March last, and the total value of schemes at that date, in respect of trunk roads including motorways, principal urban roads and principal interurban roads, respectively.
Mr. Bob Brown:The present estimated value of road schemes added to those 36W already in preparation in the year ended 31st March, 1970, is about:
£m Trunk Road Preparation Pool(including schemes likely to derive from feasibility studies) 250 Urban Principal Road Preparation List 250 Inter-Urban Principal Road Preparation List 100 Total 600 The present estimated value of schemes transferred to the firm roads programme in that time is about: £ m Trunk Roads (including Motorways) 80 Principal Roads 10 Total 90 The present estimated value of programmed schemes not yet started and those in preparation at 31st March, 1970, is about: £m Trunk Roads (including Motorways) 1,600 Urban Principal Roads 1,100 Inter-Urban Principal Roads 200 Total £ 2,900 This includes all major schemes programmed and in preparation but excludes schemes costing less than £250,000 which are programmed by Divisional Road Engineers within their delegated responsibilities.