asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure in Wales on motorways, trunk roads and principal roads, respectively, in each of the years 1964 to 1969, the total to date in 1970, and the total planned for 1970 and 1971.
The information is as follows:
| 1964–65 | 1965–66 | 1966–67 | |
| Motorways | 3,350 | 4,723 | 6,707 |
| Trunk Roads | 7,275 | 6,946 | 7,025 |
| Principal Roads* | 4,899 | 4,189 | 4,631 |
| 1967–68 | 1968–69 | 1969–70 | |
| Motorways | 1,150 | 1,135 | 1,258 |
| Trunk Roads | 8,760 | 8,578 | 10,593 |
| Principal Roads* | 6,852 | 7,051 | 7,195 |
| 1970–71 To 30.11.70 | 1971–72 | ||
| Estimate | Estimate | ||
| (£000) | |||
| Motorways | 1,096 | 1,800 | 2,300 |
| Trunk Roads | 9,618 | 14,800 | 15,200 |
| Principalt Roads* | 4,000 | 7,400 | 7,600 |
| * Class I to 1966–67. | |||
| † Estimated. | |||
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total of motorway, trunk road and principal road mileage, respectively, completed or in progress in Wales in each of the years 1964 to 1969, the total completed to date in 1970, and the total planned for 1970 and 1971; and what were the similar figures for the firm programme and the preparation pool.
| MOTORWAYS: MILEAGE | TRUNK ROADS: MILEAGE | PRINCIPAL ROADS: MILEAGE | ||||||
| Completed or in progress | Programmed | In Preparation Pool | Completed or in progres | Programmed | In Preparation Pool | Completed or in progress | Programmed | |
| 1964 | 22·9 | — | — | 23·4 | — | — | 7·9 | — |
| 1965 | 22·9 | — | — | 19·3 | — | — | 3·4 | — |
| 1966 | 22·9 | — | — | 21·2 | — | — | 9·5 | — |
| 1967 | 18·5 | — | — | 14·4 | — | — | 9·5 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | — | 14·4 | — | — | 14·2 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | — | 19·1 | — | — | 13·3 | — |
| Total mileage completed | 22·9 | — | — | 52·0 | — | — | 18·8 | — |
| 1970 | 4·0 | — | 41·30 | 30·3 | 28·3 | 84·7 | 21·3 | 30·6 |
| 1971 | 4·0 | — | — | 47·0 | — | — | 22·6 | — |
Notes:
1. Mileages of schemes firmly programmed and in the preparation pool have been given for 1970 only.
2. Interchanges are excluded. Although major schemes they provide a negligible mileage of improved roads.
3. The 1971 figures for trunk and principal roads are estimates.