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Classified Roads, Wales (Expenditure)

Volume 531: debated on Monday 26 July 1954

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asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the total expenditure on trunk roads, Classes I, II and III roads, for each of the county councils in Wales for the last financial year; what was the amount of grant allocated; and what are the estimated figures for the current year.

CountyTrunk Roads Approved expenditure (all met by Road Fund)Class IClass IIClass III
Approved expenditureGrantApproved expenditureGrantApproved expenditureGrant
1953–54£££££££
Anglesey32,27826,60019,95023,10013,86033,03016,515
Breconshire69,32722,99117,24316,6489,98974,74937,374
Caernarvonshire55,12063,33547,50152,55731,53472,93036,465
Cardiganshire54,06034,90026,17540,58724,35289,54744,773
Carmarthenshire71,02066,89150,16880,95548,573169,85784,929
Denbighshire90,48358,22643,66956,04933,62997,40448,702
Flintshire59,682104,13178,09928,25016,95050,50025,250
Glamorganshire120,815228,134171,100138,77083,262160,40680,203
Merionethshire80,95334,74926,06340,37724,22637,42018,710
Monmouthshire107,743109,55782,16979,35647,61497,43448,717
Montgomeryshire65,71512,4659,34950,72930,437121,42960,714
Pembrokeshire35,70045,39034,04335,93421,56087,03543,518
Radnorshire29,68026,40019,80021,14712,68854,00027,000
1954–55
Anglesey32,86033,90025,42531,00018,60036,95018,475
Breconshire73,14026,58419,93820,11412,06875,98837,994
Caernarvonshire59,36072,80054,60058,15034,89081,02040,510
Cardiganshire76,32048,28236,21150,22330,13489,31044,655
Carmarthenshire73,14077,23657,92792,33555,401198,34599,172
Denbighshire105,00058,37243,77965,68339,410111,62255,811
Flintshire63,600123,93492,95033,00019,80048,50024,250
Glamorganshire178,080219,208164,406192,272115,363212,462106,231
Merionethshire90,10036,66627,50043,16625,90041,20020,600
Monmouthshire117,660133,615100,21187,70852,625106,32853,164
Montgomeryshire75,26019,65314,74062,36637,419129,68364,841
Pembrokeshire41,34047,00035,25046,40027,84099,82049,910
Radnorshire34,32838,00028,50025,00015,00058,00029,000

I regret that the desired statistics of total expenditure in 1953–54 are not yet available pending the receipt of annual returns from local authorities. I will send the information to the hon. Member as soon as I can. Meanwhile, I give below figures relating to approved expenditure on, and grants for, maintenance and minor improvement in respect of last year and the current year.I cannot make reliable estimates of total expenditure, or of total grants for major improvement and new construction, in the current year; nor would figures relating to such grants be comparable with the figures relating to expenditure since grants are made towards the total cost of schemes, some of which will be spread over several years. I can, however, if desired, let the hon. Member have such grant figures for 1953–55.