§ Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Minister of Transport (1) what difficulties her Department has met in attracting suitable tenders for the Woolley Edge motorway service area; and how many tenders have so far been received;
(2) what was the original closing date for tenders for the Woolley Edge motorway service area; and whether a new closing date has been fixed.
§ Mr. SwinglerThe tender period was extended from 28th November, 1966 to 16th January, 1967, at the request of certain tenderers who considered that the economics of the catering facilities would require a connecting bridge between the two sides. There are strong engineering, local amenity and financial objections to the provision of a bridge. In the event no tenders were received. We are revising the conditions of tender and will be re-advertising shortly.