HC Deb 13 November 1972 vol 846 cc27-8W
Mr. Gower

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those trunk and principal road schemes costing over £250,000, giving the estimated cost of each, which were added to the forward road programme during the six months ended 30th September, 1972.

Mr. Peter Thomas

No major new scheme was added to either Trunk Road or Principal Road Programme in this period.

Mr. Gower

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, showing the mileage in respect of each, those local authority motorways or lengths of motorway in use, under construction, motorways schemes confirmed by the Secretary of State, and those made by the local authority and submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation, as at 31st October.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The position still remains as indicated in the reply to my hon. Friend on 3rd November, 1971.—[Vol. 825, c. 1–2.]

Mr. Gower

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, giving the mileage in respect of each, those trunk motorways or length of motorway in preparation, firmly programmed, under construction, and those motorways or length of motorway in use, respectively, as at 31st October.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The information is as follows:

Miles
Motorways in Preparation
M4 Tredegar Park, Newport to St. Mellons 4.70
M4 Castleton to Coryton (A470) 8.00
M4 Coryton (A470) to Capel Llanill-tern 3.50
M4 Capel Llanilltern to Pencoed 9.00
M4 Bridgend Northern Bypass 7.80
M4 Pyle Bypass 5.60
M4 Pontardulais Bypass 8.40
47.00
Motorways Firmly Programmed Nil
Motorways Under Construction Nil
Motorways in Use
M4 Newhouse to Tredegar Park 18.60
A48(M) Port Talbot Bypass 4.40
M4 Morriston Bypass 4.00
27.00

Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a White Paper on Housing in Wales including therein a précis of the report of the Cultural and Environmental Committee of the Welsh Council on housing improvement grants in Wales.

Mr. Peter Thomas

I refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave him on 12th July. I have not yet received the Welsh Council's report on housing topics.—[Vol. 840, c.392.]