§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the central Government expenditure on roads in Wales in each year from 1955 to 1975.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe information is as follows:
Year Expenditure 1955–56 … … … 3.9* 1956–57 … … … 3.7* 1957–58 … … … 4.8* 1958–59 … … … 5.1* 1959–60 … … … 6.3* 1960–61 … … … 7.0* 1961–62 … … … 7.8* 1962–63 … … … 9.5* 1963–64 … … … 12.2* 1964–65 … … … 16.2* 1965–66 … … … 16.8 1966–67 … … … 19.2 1967–68 … … … 14.7 1968–69 … … … 14.3 1969–70 … … … 15.9 1970–71 … … … 21.0 1971–72 … … … 30.1 1972–73 … … … 33.4 1973–74 … … … 32.8 1974–75 … … … 33.6 1975–76 … … … 47.9† * These figures are estimates since precise figures are not available prior to 1965.66. † Estimate. The figures are not comparable throughout because there have been changes in the system of assisting local authorities over the period.