HC Deb 19 May 1975 vol 892 c224W
Mr. MacCormick

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many miles of motorway, dual carriageway highways, and single carriageway highways there are in England and Wales and in Scotland, respectively.

Mr. Carmichael

Following are figures of mileage in 1974*

England and Wales Scotland
Motorways 1,070 98
Other dual carriageway roads 1,974 304
Single carriageway roads 171,966 29,588
* 1st April for England and Wales, 16th May for Scotland.