§ Mr. Owenasked the Minister of Transport when work will commence on the Morpeth bypass, in the county of Northumberland.
§ Mr. MarplesA draft Order under Section 9 of the Highways Act, 1959, to authorise alterations to roads which will be intersected by the bypass will be published within a few weeks. Following this it will be necessary to acquire the land needed and to complete the design work. It is not possible to predict precisely how long these processes will take, but I hope work will start within the next two years.