§ 85. Lieut.-Colonel Bromley-Davenportasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he is aware of the bad traffic conditions which at present obtain at Holmes Chapel; and if he will now give further information with regard to the arrangements for the construction of the north-south motorway.
§ Mr. WatkinsonYes. The preliminary survey work on the Preston—Birmingham motorway is now nearly complete and I hope to publish a draft scheme for this road before the end of the present financial year.