§ 49. Mr. Jannerasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, in asking all highway authorities for their proposals in respect of classified roads, what time limit he has given for the receipt of such schemes; and what specific projects he has ruled out in making this request.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe answer to both parts of the Question is, "None, Sir."
§ Mr. JannerWhat does the right hon. Gentleman propose to do about accepting the schemes? Does he intend to wait until he has them all in before making a decision? If so, why does he not set a time limit within which schemes must be submitted?
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterClearly, other things being equal, if schemes are submitted earlier they have a chance of earlier approval, but many of these schemes involve a good deal of work for the local highway authorities, and it would be unfair to those with difficult schemes to handle to give them a time limit to which they might not be able to keep.