§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he will set out his allocation for Welsh roads.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsOur proposals for the development of the motorway and trunk road network in Wales are set out in "Roads in Wales 1989". Details of the schemes programmed to start in 1990–91 will be given in the Welsh Office commentary to be published early next year.
We have announced today the provision made for local authority programmes. Within the total available, gross provision for local roads is £86.6 million, an increase of 22 per cent. over the provision for the current year. Local authority expenditure accepted for transport grant in 1990–91 is £50.9 million, an increase of 29 per cent. over that for 1989–90. Details of the transport grant settlement for individual county councils in Wales have been sent to each chief executive today.