§ Mr. Staintonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he proposes to make available the traffic and related studies upon which his decision to proceed with a southern bypass for Ipswich was based; and when a tenative line of route will be published.
§ Mr. SpeedThe report of the study will not be published. However information from the study will be available for the work being undertaken on the Ipswich land-use transporation study and will be reflected in the final report which may well be published by the commissioning local authority.
It is not possible to say when a draft line for the proposed bypass will be published; preparation of the scheme has only just begun.
§ Mr. Staintonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will confirm that implementation of his recent decision in favour of a southern bypass for Ipswich will not be at the expense of other roadworks in either East or West Suffolk, and that if necessary other urban road improvements projected for Ipswich will be delayed.
§ Mr. SpeedOn the first part of the Question, Yes. On the second part, I would not wish to anticipate the results of the Ipswich land-use transportation study which will now be able to proceed taking into account the proposals for a southern bypass.
§ Mr. Staintonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether implementation of his recent decision in favour of a southern bypass for Ipswich will be 287W subject to all normal consultative steps and, as appropriate, to public inquiry procedure.