§ 27. Mr. Muff (for Mr. Poole)asked the Minister of Transport whether in conjunction with the city of Birmingham and the Staffordshire County Council, he will take steps to secure the completion of the dual carriageway on the Walsall Road, in view of the fact that the Walsall Borough Council have performed this work up to their boundary?
§ Mr. BurginThe Staffordshire County Council have agreed as my agents to improve the trunk road between the Birmingham city boundary and the Walsall county borough boundary, by the construction of a second carriageway, and the necessary land is being acquired. Negotiations are proceeding with the Birmingham City Council for the improvement, on similar lines, of the road within that city.