HC Deb 15 July 1958 vol 591 cc83-4W
85. Mr. Bence

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what measures he proposes taking to offset the adverse effects on British shipping being caused by the navigation laws of the United States of America.

— Estimated completion date Estimated total cost
£
London and approaches:
Uxbridge Road, Hillingdon (Middlesex C.C.) … … … Autumn, 1959 124,000
New Road, West Ferry Road, West India Dock Road (London County Council) … … … … … … … Spring, 1960 112,000
A.4 Bath Road (Stage 1), Second carriageway, East of Cranford Lane to West of Sipson Road (Trunk road) … … … Autumn, 1959 160,000
A.40 Western Avenue, Junction with North Circular Road, Flyunder, Second carriageway to Park Royal Station and subway (Trunk road) … … … … … … … End of 1960 800,000
Urban Schemes:
Stretford-Eccles By-pass, Part II (Lancashire C.C.) … … Late 1959 1,942,000
Kingsway, Cheadle (Manchester C.B.C. portion) … … … Spring, 1959 190,000
Nottingham Inner Ring Road, Part I (Nottingham C.B.C.) … Spring, 1960 138,000
Glazebrook Improvement A.57 (Lancashire C.C] … … … Autumn, 1949 117,000
Marden Railway Bridge (Northumberland C.C.) … … … Autumn, 1959 102,000
Leam Lane Improvement (including Fellgate Railway Bridge) (Durham C.C.) … … … … … … … Late 1959 130,000
Bath Bridge Duplication (Bristol C.B.C.) … … … … Mid 1960 294,000
Other Trunk Roads and Motorways:
A.41 Page Street to Finchley Road, Middlesex (Section 1), Woodville Gardens to Finchley Road … … … … … Spring, 1959 270,000
A.4. Newbury East-West Relief Road, Berks. … … … Spring, 1959 137,000
A.48 Stormy Down to Redhill, Glamorgan … … … … Early 1960 240,000
A.1 Catterick By-pass, North Riding … … … … … Mid 1961 1,019,000
A. 15 East Ham and Barking By-pass … … … … … Summer, 1959 350,000
A.20 Maidstone By-pass, Kent, Eastern Section … … … Spring, 1960 1,518,000
A.231 Crawley to Handcross, Sussex (Part II) including Pease Pottage Diversion … … … … … … … Late 1959 351,000
A.38 King John's Bridge, Widening and reconstruction of Old Avon Bridge, Tewkesbury … … … … … … Spring, 1960 178,000
A.45 Stonebridge to Birmingham Boundary … … … … Autumn, 1959 297,000
A.1 Foston Beck Diversion and northwards to Foston, Kesteven End of 1958 165,000
A.19 Seaton Bank Railway Bridge, Ryhope Diversion. Co. Durham Spring, 1960 200,000
A.12 Ingatestone By-pass, Essex … … … … … End of 1959 251,000
A.1 Buckden New Railway Bridge, Second carriageway to Brampton, Hunts. … … … … … … … Spring, 1959 184,000
A.1 Catterick By-pass to Blue Anchor Farm, North Riding, Widening … … … … … … … … Early 1959 125,000
A.45 Dunchurch By-pass … … … … … … Autumn, 1959 417,000
London-Yorkshire Motorway, First section … … … … Autumn, 1959 15,000,000
St. Alban's By-pass … … … … … … … Autumn, 1959 6,225,000
Aldenham Spur … … … … … … … … End of 1959
Ross Spur Motorway and By-pass … … … … … Autumn, 1960 6,000,000

Mr. Watkinson

It is the strong conviction of Her Majesty's Government that, in the interests of international trade, shipping should be free and unrestricted. This view is urged on the United States Government at every suitable opportunity.

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