§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many miles of urban motorway, including London ringway, will be required to accommodate traffic from central London seeking access to Foulness airport;
(2) how many private dwelling-houses he estimates will have to be destroyed to accommodate road and rail links, through East London and Essex, in order to provide adequate access to Foulness from central London.
§ Mr. PeytonI have not yet received the consultants' report on possible road-rail corridors across South Essex.
Distances from Ringway 3 to Maplin vary from 30 to 35 miles according to the route under study.
The consultants were asked to take full account of environmental considerations and I see no reason why there should be loss of houses on any significant scale on any of the routes being considered from Ringway 3 to Maplin.
Within the London area Maplin traffic is likely to be only a small proportion of the total traffic to be catered for.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment which British Rail terminal it is intended to develop in order to serve Foulness; and what will be the cost of these developments.
§ Mr. PeytonThe terminal will be at King's Cross as announced in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Southend, East (Sir S. McAdden) on 19th December.
Estimates of costs must await the outcome of the consultants' study on the capacity and outline design of the terminal.