§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what considerations led him to restrict the remit of the Department of Transport inspector for the Leicester A46/47 link road public inquiry to the A46/47 link road only. [20041]
§ Mr. WattsThe remit of the inspector appointed to conduct the inquiries into Leicester county council's proposed A46/47 link road was that he should consider objections to, and representations about, the proposed orders. No restriction was made, apart from that made in every case, that the inspector should resist broadening his considerations into matters which are not directly involved with the proposed orders.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consideration was given to problems of induced traffic on new road schemes and their surrounding areas in the recent public inquiry into the Leicester A46/47 link road. [20042]
§ Mr. WattsThe issue of induced traffic was covered at the inquiries into Leicestershire county council's proposed A46/A47 link road. The Secretary of State is currently considering the inspector's report on those inquiries including the question of induced traffic.