§ 45. Mr. St. John-Stevasasked the Minister of Transport what plans she has to improve the Essex roads, especially the Al22 from Chelmsford to Epping and the A414 from Chelmsford to Hatfield Heath.
§ Mr. SwinglerOur plans for the improvement of roads in Essex have been included in road programme announcements, but I will send the hon. Member a full and lengthy list. They include expenditure of over £¼ million on Al22 and of over £200,000 on A414.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasDoes the Minister realise that what the people of my constituency want is not a full and lengthy list but some speedy action on a comparatively minor project?
§ Mr. SwinglerThe list which I will supply to the hon. Gentleman will show action on about ten schemes that are going on in this area. Although I am not in favour of this, comparison will show that in Essex there was a rather larger share of the road programme in 439 the last year than in the case of other counties. When he has considered the list I will be pleased to receive his comments.