§ Mr. MUFFasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the 934W dangerous state of the main road from Hull to Leeds at the township of Howden; and will he take steps to straighten and widen the western end of this important main road?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe East Riding County Council propose to construct a by-pass at Howden on the Hull-Leeds trunk road.
§ Mr. MUFFasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that there is an old narrow wooden toll-bridge at Selby, on the main road from Hull to Leeds; and will he consider the building of a bridge suitable to modern requirements at this important point over the River Ouse?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe county councils of the East and West Riding have now under consideration a report prepared recently by a firm of consulting engineers which deals with a number of alternative proposals for constructing a by-pass at Selby, and a new bridge over the River Ouse. As soon as the councils submit a scheme it shall have my immediate attention.