§ Sir B. Jannerasked the Minister of Transport if he will state, giving the mileage in respect of each, those motorways or lengths of motorways for which no line had yet been proposed, a draft scheme had been published, a scheme had been made, tenders had been invited, a contract had been placed, those which were under construction, and those which were in use, respectively, as at 31st October.
§ Mr. MarplesFollowing is the information requested:
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Motorways in use Miles London-Birmingham 73¾ Preston By-pass 8½ Lancaster By-pass 11½ Ross Spur 20½ Maidstone By-pass 7½ Maidenhead By-pass 6 Doncaster By-pass 15 Stretford-Eccles By-pass 5½ (Classified Motorway built by Lancashire County Council) Motorways under construction Birmingham-Preston 78½ Birmingham-Bristol (Lydiate Ash to Twyning) 28 Stevenage By-pass 7½ Medway Motor Road 25 London-South Wales Chiswick to Langley Part I 2 Slough By-pass 5 Severn Bridge (foundation) — Contract placed Darlington By-pass (Bridges) — Tenders invited None — Scheme made Miles Preston-Lancaster 13 London-Yorkshire Part II (Crick to Doncaster) 86 Darlington-Barton By-pass 10 London-South Wales Chiswick-Langley 12 Severn Bridge and Approaches 9½ Newport By-pass 7½ Port Talbot By-pass 4½ Midland Links Dunston to Castle Bromwich 26 Draft Scheme published Sheffield-Leeds Spur 34 Durham Motorway 21 Hendon Motorway (Page Street to Brockley 4 London-South Wales Tormarton to Almondsbury 11½ High Wycombe By-pass 13 Midland Links Lydiate Ash to Great Barr 16 Castle Bromwich to Catthorpe 29
Line not yet published Approximate Lengths Miles Lancaster-Penrith 36 Penrith By-pass 6 Penrith-Carlisle 20 Lancashire-Yorkshire Motorway 50 Birmingham-Bristol (Twyning to East Brent) 68 London-South Wales Maidenhead to Tormarton 80 Crick to Newport 9 London-Birmingham Aldenham-Brockley 4 London-Crawley 25 London-Basingstoke 34 London-Bishop's Stortford 32 Baldock By-pass 6 Ditton By-pass 5