§ 13 . Mr. Bonham Carterasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what plans he has to upgrade the road from Torrington to Morchard Road Station, B.3220; and when.
§ Mr. NugentNone, Sir.
§ Mr. Bonham CarterIs the hon. Gentleman aware that there is considerable unemployment in the area, that to deal with it we need to attract light industry, and to attract light industry it is necessary to have better communications than we have at present? Can he be slightly more helpful in this respect by giving some indication that he hopes to do something about that matter?
§ Mr. NugentThe Question asks if we are prepared to upgrade the road from a class II to a class I road, but the volume of traffic on it and the nature of the road simply do not justify that.
§ Mr. Bonham CarterIs the hon. Member aware that until these roads are improved it will be very difficult to attract light industry to the area?