§ Q71. Mr. HoltTo ask the Prime Minister what reports have been made to her of delays when travelling by ministerial car on the A1/M1 road during the last six months.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweI have been asked to reply.
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has not received any such representations. But my right hon. Friend is aware of the concern in the north-east about the upgrading of the A1. The White Paper "Roads for Prosperity" includes among the schemes set out, proposals to a value of £700 million to improve over half the length of the A1 between the M25 and Tyneside. When all schemes are completed, all the sections from the M18 to Tyneside will be motorway or near motorway throughout.