§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether any of the preliminary reports from consultants inspecting the Midlands link motorways have indicated whether any of the bearings under the steel beams are not functioning as intended.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeMessrs. W. S. Atkins and Partners was commissioned to make an in-depth study of this question because some of the principal inspection reports indicated that some of the bearings may not be functioning as intended. The position of Messrs. Atkins' study remains as I reported to the House in my reply of 16 April to my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden (Mr. Mills)—[Vol. 3, c.266.]