§ Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he is aware that the economic needs and traffic problems of large cities demand the construction of urban motorways; what plans exist at the present time to carry motorways into British cities; and whether steps will now be taken by his Department to collect sufficient data to provide a general foundation upon which further urban motorways can be planned and built as necessary in the shortest possible time.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI am of course aware that urban motorways can make a contribution to the relief of traffic congestion in large cities. Plans so far approved for road improvements in this country do not include urban motorways, but the review of the national highway system 43W now being undertaken by a special planning section of my Department will include a thorough examination of the possibilities.