§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the consultation process will begin on the Leicester eastern bypass; and what are the expected start and completion dates.
§ Mr. ChopeIn the event of a viable scheme being identified, it is likely that public consultation could take place in autumn 1993. Subject to the satisfactory completion of all the statutory procedures and the availability of funds, work could start around the end of the century with a construction period of about two years.