§ 48. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Transport what is now the line of the 18W proposed Potteries D Road passing through Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme; and if he will give an approximate date for its construction.
§ Mr. MarplesThe line of the Potteries D road in Newcastle-under-Lyme is defined in the Staffordshire Development Plan for planning purposes. When the necessary preliminary work has been completed, I shall publish a draft Order under Section 7 of the Highways Act, 1959, to establish the line as a trunk road. I cannot yet give a date for construction because it is likely to be several years before the necessary Statutory Orders, land acquisition and engineering design work are completed. But I intend to include this scheme in my trunk road programme as soon as I can.