§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give (i) the 1972–73 central expenditure on trunk roads for each road authority in Wales in £s per mile of trunk road, and (ii) the total for each road authority in £s per mile of trunk road since 1970–71 to the last financial year.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe information for 1972–73 is not yet available. For 1970–71 and 1971–72 the information for each geographical county is as follows:2W
£ £ 1970–71 per mile* 1971–72 per mile† Anglesey 20, 430 13, 730 Breconshire 4,530 4,700 Caernarvonshire 5,310 7,510 Cardiganshire 4,410 5,850 Carmarthenshire 11,410 9,160 Denbighshire 9,610 9,110 Flintshire 9,700 6,050 Glamorgan (including the county boroughs of Cardiff, Swansea and Merthyr Tydfil) 95, 620 165, 150 Merioneth 5, 560 8, 720 Monmouthshire (including the county borough of Newport) 23,900 38,810 Montgomeryshire 3, 330 5, 020 Pembrokeshire 6, 550 6, 440 Radnorshire 6,600 7, 130 *Mileages as at 1st April 1970. † Mileages as at 1st April 1971.
§ Sir A. Meyerasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many miles of dual carriageway have been constructed on roads for which he is responsible in Flintshire since June 1970.
§ Mr. Peter Thomas1.05 miles have been constructed. 068 of a mile is under construction and approximately 21 miles are planned.
§ Sir A. Meyerasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much money has been spent in each of the past five years on each of the roads for which he is responsible in Flintshire on improvements and how much is proposed to be spent in the current financial year.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe information is:
A55 A494 A550 A483 £* £* £* £* 1968–69 953,000 18,000 19,000 — 1969–70 520,000 6,000 5,000 — 1970–71 207,000 29,000 — 3,000 1971–72 174,000 3,000 — — 1972–73 77,000 95,000 — — 1973–74† 443,000 97,000 — — * To the nearest £000. † Provisional estimate.
§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many trunk road schemes are currently in operation in the counties of Brecon and Radnor; and how many miles of road are involved.
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§ Mr. Peter ThomasOne scheme covering 1½ miles is under construction; 25 schemes covering some 23 miles are in the firm programme.
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many trunk road schemes are in the course of construction in Cardiganshire at the present moment.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasFour.