HC Deb 23 May 1974 vol 874 cc260-1W
Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will bring up to date the table on page 7 of the Report of the EDC for Building entitled "Action on the Banwell Report" the original details of which were supplied by his Department.

Mr. Freeson

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to his Questions on 22nd May 1974—[Vol. 874, c.1740.]

Estimated cost when programmed
Motorways and Other Trunk Roads £m.
A52 Borrowash bypass west Extension, Derbyshire 1.7
A34 Chilton to Drayton, Berkshire 5.1
A47 Swaffham bypass, Norfolk 1.2
A19 Riccall and Barlby bypass, East Riding 1.1
PRINCIPAL ROADS
A52 Nottingham Road diversion, Derby 2.0
A4155 Henley—Reading Road (Play Hatch to Hampstead Road section) 0.5
A418 Thame bypass, Oxfordshire 0.7
A35 Bournemouth town centre bypass Stage 4, Dorset 1.1
A217 Dualling from Tad worth roundabout (B2032) to M25, Surrey 0.8
A240 London Road to Stoneleigh Park Road, Ewell, Surrey 0.5
A414 Hertingfordbury bypass to Hertford, Hertfordshire (advance bridgeworks) 1.0
A6129 Wheathampstead bypass, Hertfordshire 0.4
M531 Ellesmere Port Motorway extension, Cheshire 5.3
B5159 Diversion Mill Lane to Bur ford Lane, New Lymm, Cheshire 0.3
Stafford eastern distributor road Northern section, Beacon side to Common Road, Staffordshire 0.3
A325 Queens Hotel roundabout and A325 dulling, Farnborough 0.6
A33 Basingstoke road improvement stage I (M4—Hartland Road) Reading, Berkshire 0.4

Mr. Redmond

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the total value of trunk and principal road schemes, respectively, firmly programmed on 31st March 1974.

Mr. Carmichael

The total value of major road schemes in the firm roads programme as at 31st March 1974 is as follows:

£ million
Trunk roads (including motorways) 651
Principal roads 565