§ 7. Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Transport when he now expects to receive the report of the inspector into the public inquiry into the proposed M63 motorway from Cheadle Heath to Portwood, Stockport.
§ Mr. BennettI thank the Minister for the reply. Will he make sure that "fairly shortly" is within a matter of days rather than months? Will he ensure that his Department processes the inspector's report quickly, in view of the overwhelming case that was made out for this short piece of road at the inquiry in Stockport? Will he see that construction starts before the end of the year, providing jobs in the 418 Stockport area as well as a much-needed road?
§ Mr. HoramI am glad to hear that my hon. Friend is wholeheartedly in favour of this road. It is nice to have a road for which there is such tremendous support in the community as well as from himself. There will be no delay on our part in processing the inspector's report and coming to our conclusions about it. If the statutory processes and the remaining procedures are carried out reasonably expeditiously, we should be able to talk about opening the road in the early 1980s.