§ 45. Mr. James Johnsonasked the Minister of Transport when it is his intention to give approval to the scheme for the South Docks Road in Hull.
Mr. Bob BrownWe do not at present consider that this scheme has sufficient priority to justify approval.
§ Mr. JohnsonI thank my hon. Friend for that reply. Does he agree with me that any future benefits which we may get in Hull with better communications between the Al and the docks south and east of Hull may be largely nullified or negatived by delay and congestion in the centre? The road for which we are asking is parallel to the north bank of the Humber and would direct traffic out of the city centre around to the docks.
Mr. BrownI appreciate the need for good communications from the Al to the Hull docks, but I am sure that my hon. Friend will agree that the land use transport study of the Hull area which is now going on will establish where the priority for this road lies.