§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the amount per mile spent on road maintenance by each county council in England and Wales on roads for which it has responsibility.
§ Mr. MarksA schedule of rates is attached in respect of 1974–75, the latest information available. Caution must be used in comparing them since they are greatly influenced by differences of topography, climate, traffic and the extent of street lighting. County councils in Wales make returns to my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
County Council Maintenance Expenditure1974–75 Cost/Mile £ Bedfordshire … 1,940 Buckinghamshire … 1,454 Cambridgeshire … 1,367 Essex … 1,658 Hertfordshire … 2,434 Norfolk … 657 Oxfordshire … 928 Suffolk … 933 Derbyshire … 1,608 Leicestershire … 1,569 Lincolnshire … 964 Northamptonshire … 1,689 Nottinghamshire … 2,162 Cleveland … 2,905 Cumbria … 916 Durham … 1,603 Northumberland … 993 Tyne and Wear M 2,977 Cheshire … 1,762 Greater Manchester M 2,758 Lancashire … 1,980 Merseyside M 3,395 Berkshire … 1,808 East Sussex … 1,671 Hampshire … 1,252 Isle of Wight … 1,393 Kent … 1,477 Surrey … 2,029 West Sussex … 1,751 Avon … 1,688 Cornwall … 681 Devon … 884 Dorset … 1,001 Gloucestershire … 712 Somerset … 662 Wiltshire … 903 Hereford and Worcs … 1,160 Salop … 742 Staffordshire … 1,406 Warwickshire … 1,912 West Midlands M 3,552 Humberside … 1,346 North Yorkshire … 1,200 South Yorkshire M 2,527 West Yorkshire M 3,361 Greater London M 6,466