§ Dr. Stuttafordasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many miles of additional dual-carriageway the recently announced road improvement programme will add to the trunk road network in Norfolk;
(2) how many miles of dual-carriageway there are at present in Norfolk; and, in relation to the size of the county, what other counties have less dual-carriageway than Norfolk.
§ Mr. Graham PageDetails of the comparative mileage of dual-carriageway road in each county are not readily available, but there is virtually no dual-carriageway road in Norfolk at present. The Government are, however, concerned to ensure that roads throughout the country are made adequate for the traffic they carry, and my right hon. Friend's recent announcement of inter-urban trunk road 359W plans included schemes for the comprehensive improvement of a very substantial mileage of roads in Norfolk. These roads will be brought up to good modern standards, but it is not yet possible to estimate what length of dual-carriageway will be justified.
§ Dr. Stuttafordasked the Secretary of State for the Environment in the event of Great Britain joining the European Economic Community, what dual-carriageway he estimates to be necessary to take goods manufactured in Norwich to the ports of Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft or Felixstowe.
§ Mr. Graham PageThe standard and timing of road improvements in East Anglia will take full account of the additional traffic which may be generated if Great Britain joins the European Economic Community, but the mileage of dual-carriageway road needed cannot yet be assessed.