§ 47. Mr. Wallasked the Minister of Transport why no scheme in the East Riding of Yorkshire has so far been included by him in the list of classified road schemes of over £100,000 grant value to be authorised for the periods 1961–62, 1962–63 and 1963–64: and whether he expects to be able to give further consideration to this matter at any early date.
§ Mr. MarplesThe schemes included 6n the three-year classified road programme were selected after careful consideration of national priorities and to give a special emphasis to the needs of congested urban areas. I hope to announce the programme for 1964–65 later this year.
§ Mr. WallWhile congratulating my right hon. Friend on the great improvement in north-south communications with the East Riding, may I ask him to bear in mind the importance of east-west communications between the East and West Ridings?
§ Mr. MarplesI am not sure that we should confine improvements to the East and West Ridings. I think that the most important are communications across the Pennines from Yorkshire to Lancashire.