§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the consultants' report on the proposed M12 to(a) be completed, (b) be published and made public and (c) a public inquiry to be held.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleWe expect our consultants to report later this year and their findings will be available when we consult the public on options early next year. Any public inquiry would be into objections to draft schemes and orders under the Highways Act. These would be published only when the need for a motorway has been established and a preferred route selected. An inquiry is therefore unlikely to take place before 1996.