asked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the total estimated commitments outstanding on 31st March 1975 and the total estimated new commitments in 1975–76 in respect of new construction and major improvements for trunk roads and for principal roads and loans to highway authorities, respectively.
Trunk and principal roads—commitments: the information is as follows:
| Commitments outstanding on 31st March 1975 | Estimated commitments 1975–76 | |
| £m. | £m. | |
| Trunk roads (including motorways) | 60·3 | 73·6 |
| Principal roads | 10·5 | Nil |
| Loans to highway authorities | Nil | Nil |
| 70·8 | 73·6 |
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the estimated cost of the trunk road schemes in the preparation pool and principal roads in the preparation list, respectively, on 31st March 1975.
£181 million and £28·7 million, respectively. The trunk road figure includes £13 million for motorways. The principal road preparation list ceased to exist on 1st April 1975 on the introduction of the new transport supplementary grant arrangement.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what were the lengths of public highways on 1st April 1975 in each of the following categories: trunk roads, classified principal roads, classified non-principal roads, unclassified roads and the mileage of motorway included in the totals of trunk and classified principal roads respectively.
The latest available information is as follows:
| Mileage | |
| Trunk Roads | 1,019 |
| Classified Principal Roads | 1,477 |
| Classified Non-Principal Roads | 7,635 |
| Unclassified Roads | 9,442 |