§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what advice he has given to the Sports Council for Wales on the possibility of its underspending its 1978 budget.
§ Mr. Barry JonesNone. The Sports Council for Wales fully understands the
*ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT, WALES £ million at 1978 Survey Prices 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79† 1979–80 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MOTORWAYS AND TRUNK ROADS 1. Planned expenditure … … 70.2 61.4 48.0 51.8 2. Actual expenditure … … 66.9 46.0 — — 3. Estimated expenditure … … — — 43.6 51.8 4. Shortfall … … 3.3 15.4 4.4 — 5. Shortfall as percentage of 1 … … (4.7%) (25.1%) (9.2%) — LOCAL AUTHORITY ROADS 1. Planned expenditure … … 33.5 25.9 26.5 32.0 2. Actual expenditure … … 30.9 24.6 — — 3. Estimated expenditure … … — — 26.0 32.0 4. Shortfall … … 2.6 1.3 0.5 — 5. Shortfall as percentage of 1 … … (7.8%) (5.0%) (1.9%) — * including lighting installation †Based on Command 7439