§ 23. Mr. Spellerasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether a public inquiry will be held into stage 2a and stage 2b of the north Devon link road.
§ Mr. Tom KingIn the light of the objections received, I have agreed with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment that we shall hold a public local inquiry into proposals for stage 2a of the North Devon link road, the section between Tiverton and Newtown. It is too early to consider the need for an inquiry into stage 2b of the link road, the section between Newtown and Barnstaple, because we must await public response to the proposals for that section which we plan to publish formally later this year.