§ Mr. Richard ShepherdTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was his Department's latest estimated cost for completion of the previously preferred route for the Birmingham relief road; and if he will estimate the number of man hours his Department has spent on the previously preferred route.
§ Mr. Portillo[holding answer 15 June 1989]: The estimated cost of the Birmingham northern relief road is £219.5 million at May 1989 prices. The Department is unable to disaggregate the number of man hours spent on individual schemes.