§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many miles of motorway in Wales were under construction in April and October, 1965, and every years since to April, 1972.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe information is as follows:
MOTORWAY MILEAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION Year April October 1965 … … 22.90 22.90 1966 … … 22.90 22.90 1967 … … 15.80 Nil 1968 … … Nil Nil 1969 … … Nil Nil 1970 … … Nil 4.0 1971 … … 4.0 4.0 1972 … … 4.0 — A further 52 miles are in the planning stage.
§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many miles of motorway were built in Wales each year from 1960 to date, with the percentage increase per year.
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§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe information is as follows:
Year ending 31st December Motor mileage in use Percentage increase on previous year Per cent. 1960 … Nil Nil 1961 … Nil Nil 1962 … Nil Nil 1963 … Nil Nil 1964 … Nil Nil 1965 … Nil Nil 1966 … 4.4 — 1967 … 22.9 420 1968 … 22.9 Nil 1969 … 22.9 Nil 1970 … 22.9 Nil 1971 … 22.9 Nil 1972 (to date) … 22.9 Nil A further four miles will be opened later this year, representing an increase of 17.5 per cent.