Roads (Expenditure) (Hansard, 3 July 1975)

§ Mr. Gwynfor Evans
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the central Government expenditure on trunk roads in Wales in each year from 1966–67 to 1974–75.

§ Mr. John Morris
The information is as follows:

Year (£m.)

1966–67 … … … … 13.3

1967–68 … … … … 9.5

1968–69 … … … … 10.1

1969–70 … … … … 11.2

1970–71 … … … … 16.8

1971–72 … … … … 25.7

1972–73 … … … … 27.6

1973–74 … … … … 25.1

1974–75 … … … … 23.7^*

^* Provisional.

552W
mate of the total number of householders in Wales eligible for a rate rebate; and what were the total number of (a) applications, and (b) rebates granted in 1974.

§ Mr. John Morris
About 240,000 applications were made for rate rebates in Wales during 1974–75 of which 180,000 were granted. No figures are available to show separately for Wales the number of people eligible for a rate rebate in 1974–75.

Year	(£m.)
1966–67	…	…	…	…	13.3
1967–68	…	…	…	…	9.5
1968–69	…	…	…	…	10.1
1969–70	…	…	…	…	11.2
1970–71	…	…	…	…	16.8
1971–72	…	…	…	…	25.7
1972–73	…	…	…	…	27.6
1973–74	…	…	…	…	25.1
1974–75	…	…	…	…	23.7^*
^* Provisional.