§ Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the total estimated commitments outstanding on 31st March last and the total estimated new commitments in 1972–73 in respect of new construction and major improvements for trunk roads and for principal roads and loans to highway authorities, respectively.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellCommitments outstanding in respect of new road construction and improvements at 31st March, 1972, were:
£ million Trunk roads (including motorways) 33.3 Principal roads (grants) 29.3 Loans Nil 62.6 Provisional totals for new commitments in 1972–73 are:
£'000s Glamorgan Cardiff Merthyr Tydfil Newport Swansea Primary 1962 … … 210 Nil 48 Nil 162 1963 … … 65 273 93 61 Nil 1964 … … 115 Nil Nil Nil Nil 1965 … … Nil Nil Nil Nil 111 1966 … … 83 119 Nil 130 Nil 1967 … … 550 116 Nil Nil Nil 1968 … … 357 70 209 Nil 129 1969 … … 1,150 163 78 70 Nil 1970 … … 488 268 143 74 54 1971 … … 710 163 81 Nil Nil Secondary 1962 … … 430 419 Nil Nil 199 1963 … … 250 843 Nil Nil Nil 1964 … … 764 243 Nil 261 34 1965 … … 1,358 760 Nil Nil Nil 1966 … … 615 124 Nil 235 344 1967 … … 265 565 944 Nil 304 1968 … … 357 632 Nil Nil Nil 1969 … … 790 Nil Nil 318 637 1970 … … 795 719 Nil Nil 370 1971 … … 1,131 464 677 281 Nil
§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the numbers of pupils attending primary and secondary schools in each of the years from 1962 to 1971 in each of the County
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Glamorgan Cardiff Merthyr Tydfil Newport Swansea Primary 1962 … … 77,251 26,303 5,926 10,121 16,240 1963 … … 77,667 26,152 5,874 10,162 16,309 1964 … … 78,457 25,942 5,973 10,297 16,396 1965 … … 79,215 26,188 6,023 10,505 16,626 1966 … … 80,489 26,305 5,958 10,685 16,901 1967 … … 81,102 26,705 5,954 11,764 16,897 1968 … … 80,503 29,269 5,789 12,244 17,271 1969 … … 82,388 29,632 5,830 12,639 17,673 1970 … … 84,102 29,913 5,840 12,997 17,972 1971 … … 86,524 30,019 5,936 13,478 18,370
£ million Trunk roads (including motorways) 35.0 Principal roads (grants) 24.0 Loans Nil 59.0