§ 55. Sir J. Vaughan-Morganasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that, owing to delay in printing, copies of Statutory Instrument, 1969, No. 1192, published on 5th September were not available for nearly three weeks to members of the public affected in the Merstham area; and whether he will therefore consider objections raised after the expiry of the statutory period.
Mr. Bob BrownNo. As stated in the public notice issued on 5th September, copies of the Statutory Instrument were available to the public from that date and plans for inspection were on deposit at specified places in London, Reigate, Oxted and elsewhere.
§ 56. Sir J. Vaughan-Morganasked the Minister of Transport whether, in publishing schemes of draft schemes under the Highways Act, 1959, he will ensure that the public has adequate opportunities of studying the implications of such schemes by extending the list of local offices where plans are available to include all branches of public libraries.
Mr. Bob BrownWe try to achieve full publicity for published trunk road proposals, and the places where the plans are on display are chosen as appropriate128W for each scheme. We are now considering whether further improvements can be made, and I should like to give further thought to the right hon. Gentleman's suggestion.