HC Deb 10 March 1969 vol 779 cc975-6
57. Mr. George Jeger

asked the Minister of Transport whether the line of route for the M62 through the Goole constituency has been fixed; and when it will be published.

Mr. Bob Brown

We expect to publish a proposed line of route by the end of this year.

Mr. Jeger

Is not that leaving it rather late? Is the hon. Gentleman aware that farmers in the vicinity are anxious to get their land drained, and people who occupy property in the vicinity are anxious about the future of their holdings? Would not it be advisable to issue instructions to the local authority which is acting for the Ministry to get this line of route fixed a little more quickly than the end of the year?

Mr. Brown

While I sympathise with the point which my hon. Friend has made, I do not see that we can bring this date forward. It may be of interest to him to know that we hope that a possible starting date for the work will be 1972.