§ 90 and 91. Mr. Fernyhoughasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (1) what reply he has given to the request from the Tyne Tunnel Joint Committee asking that they be given authority to commence the preparatory work with regard to the proposed tunnel;
119W(2) whether, as the preparatory work to be carried out before the actual construction of the Tyne Tunnel commences may take two years to complete, he will now give authority for the work on the approaches to commence.
§ Mr. WatkinsonWhat the hon. Member refers to as preparatory work forms an integral part of the tunnel scheme as a whole, and I cannot authorise it separately from the main works. I have written to the Tyne Tunnel Joint Committee accordingly.