Road Improvement and Maintenance (Winter Programme)

Oral Answers to Questions — Wales – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 25 November 1969.

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Photo of Mr Tudor Watkins Mr Tudor Watkins , Breconshire and Radnorshire 12:00, 25 November 1969

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what additional moneys have been allocated to each of the highway authorities in Wales as a winter programme for improvement and maintenance to be completed by 31st March, 1970.

Photo of Mr George Thomas Mr George Thomas , Cardiff West

With permission, I will publish this information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Photo of Mr Tudor Watkins Mr Tudor Watkins , Breconshire and Radnorshire

Would the Secretary of State kindly look up the figure for Brecon-shire and Radnorshire? Will he be able to increase the amount because of possible redundancies in Breconshire?

Photo of Mr George Thomas Mr George Thomas , Cardiff West

I always try to help my hon. Friend because he is so reasonable. I must point out that the amounts allocated to Breconshire and Radnorshire for road works this year represent the same percentage of the total available for roads as last year, namely 4 per cent.

Photo of Mr David Gibson-Watt Mr David Gibson-Watt , Hereford

Does the right hon. Gentleman realise that the cuts-back in road maintenance over the past few years have had a very great effect upon the standards of roads in all counties of Wales? Why is it that he could not

Wales
Special Winter Programme 1969–70
Principal and Non-principal Roads
Highway AuthorityImprovementsMaintenanceTotals
County Councils£££
Anglesey37,50022,50060,000
Breconshire25,00013,00038,000
Cardiganshire33,25033,250
Carmarthenshire25,50060,47085,970
Caernarvonshire105,0005,000110,000
Denbighshire56,6004,80061,400
Flintshire28,50028,500
Glamorgan55,02546,485101,510
Merioneth31,00039,00070,000
Monmouthshire18,90057,10076,000
Montgomeryshire22,83022,830
Pembrokeshire33,15025,65058,800
Radnorshire34,5001,50036,000
County Borough Councils
Merthyr Tydfil30,00030,000
Swansea37,50037,500
Totals489,675360,085849,760

Amounts payable to claiming authorities have been included in the figures for the appropriate Counters.

The full cost of these works will be borne by my Department.