Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will detail the reasons for the decrease in real terms of the cost of Madams Bank bridge.
§ Mr. Carter,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19 March 1979; Vol. 86W 964, c. 502], gave the following information:
Earlier estimates for the completion of the Foyle River bridge and approach roads were based on very general concepts before a site for the bridge had been finally settled or detailed design work undertaken.