§ 10. Sir A. Spearmanasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will give priority to the elimination of the bottleneck at the railway level crossing at Malton on the Scarborough-York road, in view of the importance of this to Scarborough and the surrounding district.
§ Mr. NugentWe intend to eliminate this bottleneck by constructing the eastern arm of the Malton by-pass. It is not yet possible to say when the scheme can be included in our programme, but we hope to begin its preparation this summer by advertising the order under the Trunk Roads Act to establish the line.
§ Sir A. SpearmanIn considering the priorities, will my hon. Friend bear in mind that there is a delay of as much as 40 minutes in the summer because Scarborough is a place to which many people want to go?
§ Mr. NugentWe understand the salubrious attraction of Scarborough. My hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Mr. Turton) pressed this matter last year. We have looked at it very closely and we are well aware of the need to relieve this condition as soon as we can.