§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the total estimated commitments outstanding on 31st March 1975 and the total estimated new commitments in 1975–76 in respect of new construction and major improvements for trunk roads and for principal roads and loans to highway authorities, respectively.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTrunk and principal roads—commitments: the information is as follows:
Commitments outstanding on 31st March 1975 Estimated commitments 1975–76 £m. £m. Trunk roads (including motorways) 60.3 73.6 Principal roads 10.5 Nil Loans to highway authorities Nil Nil 70.8 73.6 Specific grants to local authorities for principal road new construction and improvements ceased on the introduction of the transport supplementary grant system on 1st April 1975.
§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the estimated cost of the trunk road schemes in the preparation pool and principal roads in the preparation list, respectively, on 31st March 1975.
§ Mr. Barry Jones£181 million and £28.7 million, respectively. The trunk road figure includes £13 million for motorways. The principal road preparation list ceased to exist on 1st April 1975 on the introduction of the new transport supplementary grant arrangement.
§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales what were the lengths of public highways on 1st April 1975 in each of the following categories: trunk roads, classified principal roads, classified non-principal roads, unclassified roads and the mileage of motorway included in the totals of trunk and classified principal roads respectively.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe latest available information is as follows:318W
Mileage Trunk Roads 1,019 Classified Principal Roads 1,477 Classified Non-Principal Roads 7,635 Unclassified Roads 9,442 The trunk road mileage includes approximately 27 miles of motorway. There are no non-trunk road motorways in Wales.