§ 97. Sir B. Jannerasked the Minister of Transport whether he has now reached a decision on his plans for completing the Leicestershire portion of the London-Yorkshire motor road; and whether he will make a statement on the present position.
§ Mr. MarplesWe are continuing to make progress with the statutory procedures for the next sctions of M.1. The side roads Order for the section in Northamptonshire has been made, and I expect to be in a position shortly to make the Order for Leicestershire. Land acquisition negotiations are in hand.
The Order for South Derbyshire has been published in draft, and I expect shortly to publish the connecting roads Scheme for the southern half of the motorway and the side road Order for Nottinghamshire. Orders for the remaining sections of the motorway will be published as soon as possible.