§ 33. Mr. Sydney Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is satisfied with the system of classification of motorways and trunk roads in Great Britain; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. Keith Speed)The present system of defining motorways and trunk roads seems to be well understood by motorists but the classification system is kept under continuous review.
§ Mr. ChapmanAssuming that one of the main purposes of the classification of roads is to assist road users, will my hon. Friend seriously and carefully consider the possibility of a new category of road classification between the motorways and the "A" trunk routes, which might consist of two-lane motorways on the one hand and long and good stretches of A-class roads on the other and might be called associated motorways?
§ Mr. SpeedI think we have to be careful here. There are already short sections of motorway forming part of all-purpose roads which are "A" classification and have an "M "suffix, but I will consider my hon. Friend's proposal.