§ Mr. Cryerasked the Minister of Transport whether he has checked the claim made by the Aire Valley motorway protest group for expenses arising out of the abortive public inquiry; what sections of the claim are invalid, and why; and if he will list both valid and what he considers invalid items of the claim in the Official Report.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI have written to the hon. Member setting out the main areas of reimbursable expenditure and hope that the group will now resubmit its claim on that basis.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Minister of Transport whether he is prepared to meet the claim of the Aire Valley motorway protest group for expenses arising out of the abortive inquiry; and why he has failed to respond to the letter sent on the matter by the hon. Member for Keighley on 23 September.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI have now written to the hon. Member explaining the basis on which a claim can be accepted. I am sorry that he has not had an earlier reply to his letter.