§ Mr. Fryasked the Minister of Transport when work will start on the Tamworth-Bromsgrove sections of the M42.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeIt is too early to give a forecast. There are complicated statutory procedures to be followed and the road programme has to be reviewed in the light of constraints on public expenditure. Revised proposals will be published in a White Paper in the New Year, and it will then be possible to give an indication of the possible starting date for trunk road projects.