§ 109. Mr. Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will state, giving the mileage in respect of each, those motorways or lengths of motorway for which no line had yet been proposed, a draft scheme had been published, a scheme had been made, tenders had been invited, a contract had been placed, which were under construction, and which were in use, respectively, as at 31st October.
§ Mr. Cledwyn Hughes:The following lengths of motorway for which I am responsible were in use:
Miles A48(M)—Port Talbot By-pass … … 4.4 M4—Coldra-Newhouse … … 11.85 M4—Newport By-pass … … 6.7 In addition there is the section of M.4 from Newhouse to the Monmouthshire/ Gloucestershire boundary, a distance of 0.9 miles, which remains the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport.
There are no lengths of motorway in Wales at any of the other stages mentioned.