HC Deb 17 July 1995 vol 263 cc876-7W
Mr. MacShane

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will remove Belgrave road, London, SW1 from the priority—red—route network. [34415]

Mr. Norris

No. I would contemplate this only if strategic traffic in the area could be accommodated satisfactorily by improvements to Vauxhall Bridge road. I understand that the City of Westminster has decided not to proceed with the proposal to widen Vauxhall Bridge road.

Mr. MacShane

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of changes to the levels of air pollution caused by heavy lorry and other traffic on Belgrave road, London SW1 if Belgrave road is designated as a red route. [34414]

Mr. Norris

This is a matter for the traffic director, who is under a statutory duty to monitor the effect of the operation of red route measures. He is modelling emissions across the whole network based on traffic data to be collated before and after the implementation of measures.

Mr. MacShane

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the impact on listed buildings in proximity to Belgrave road, London SW 1, by the designation of Belgrave road as a red route. [34416]

Mr. Norris

None. There is no reason to believe that the red route initiative will have any impact on listed buildings.