§ 14. Sir Robin Turtonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he can now give a firm date for the start of the work on the Malton Bypass on the A64.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. Keith Speed)This scheme, along with others, will be considered for a place in the future programme during the review my right hon. and learned Friend will carry out shortly. A statement on the programme will be made before the end of the year.
§ Sir Robin TurtonDoes my hon. Friend appreciate that the delay in making this announcement is hampering industrial development in Yorkshire and jeopardising the plans of the English Tourist Board? Will he represent to his and my right hon. Friend that this, to Yorkshire, is a more important project than the Channel Tunnel?
§ Mr. SpeedMy right hon. Friend has already made that point clear both to my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State and myself. We certainly have taken it well on board.