§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department intends to apply comparable criteria in determining the contributions of different modes of transport towards social and economic needs.
§ Mr. William RodgersYes, so far as that is relevant and practicable. The issues, which are complex, are discussed in paragraphs 5.29 to 5.43 of volume 1 of the Consultation Document on Transport Policy and in paper 5 of volume 2. I announced on 10th December last that I have set up an independent committee under Sir George Leitch to comment on my Department's methods of appraising trunk road schemes taking account of the extent to which they give a satisfactory basis for comparison with investment in other forms of transport.