asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what financial provision has been made for public expenditure on road programmes in Scotland in 1969-70.

This has now been adjusted from 1962 to 1964 price levels. Under the revised programme provision has been made for Exchequer expenditure in 1969-70 of £33·1 million on the new construction and major improvement of roads in Scotland, compared with the expenditure of £28·6 million previously envisaged for that year. Local authorities will find from their own resources some £4·1 million as their share of the cost of the work on classified roads, making the total public investment of the programme £37·2 million.The new level of £33·1 million for Exchequer expenditure in 1969-70 compares with expenditure of £21·87 million provided in the estimates for 1965-66.