§ 14. Mr. Peartasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will put into operation the plan for a West Cumberland trunk road in view of the industrial needs of the area.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI regret that I cannot say when it will be possible to fit this very expensive scheme into the programme.
§ Mr. PeartDoes the Minister realise that there has been tremendous industrial development in this area since the war and that there is now a very important atomic energy establishment there, and that the road is very vitally needed? Will he reconsider the matter and give it a measure of high priority?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI will certainly look at the last point made by the hon. Gentleman in his supplementary question, but the figures submitted to me show that the number of vehicles likely to use the road is only 230 per hour and the cost would be £2,750,000, and I could not possibly agree to that.
§ Mr. PeartDoes the right hon. Gentleman realise that at the moment road communications in this industrial area are extremely bad and that the road is urgently needed? Will he give the matter sympathetic consideration?