§ 38. Mr. Rentonasked the Minister of Transport when it is proposed to start building the Huntingdon by-pass.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport (Mr. T. G. D. Galbraith)The scheme will be considered for inclusion in the extension of the trunk road programme to 1968–69.
§ Mr. RentonIs my hon. Friend aware that since I started pressing for this bypass more than eight years ago the congestion in Huntingdon has been getting worse and worse and that to have to wait another four or five years is a serious matter in a fast developing town? Will he ask his right hon. Friend to consider this matter again and make a further announcement about it at a later date?
§ Mr. GalbraithWhat I can say is that naturally we will consider as sympathetically as we can including the scheme in the next extension of the 464 rolling programme, but whether it succeeds in being included will depend on the competition from other similar schemes.