§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many miles of the A55 road between Bangor and Chester are now at dual carriageway standard; how many additional miles of dual carriageway will come into use during 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979, respectively; how many miles of dual carriageway are in the preparation pool but not expected to be in use before 1980; and how many miles of this road there are for which there are no plans whatsoever for bringing up to dual carriageway standard.
§ Mr. John MorrisIt is planned to build the whole route from Chester to Bangor to dual cariageway standard. Ten472W miles are already in use, and schemes currently under construction and planned to start later this year will provide about another two miles in 1976. The future rate of construction will be governed by the resources available and the satisfactory completion of statutory procedures.