§ Mr. Galbraithasked the Minister of Transport when he estimates the first thousand miles of motorway in Great Britain will be completed.
§ Mr. Tom FraserBy the early 1970's.
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§ Mr. Tom FraserThe following table gives the expenditure since 1946:
which they are appropriate, the figures given above for Exchequer expenditure are different from the figures given annually in the Appropriation Account for payments from the Exchequer.
Expenditure during 1964–65 and over the following five years is likely to be:
§ Mr. Galbraithasked the Minister of Transport if he will list the sections of motorway, showing the mileages in each case, which are in use, under construction, for which tenders have been invited, for which schemes have been made, for which draft schemes have been published, 287W and for which a line has not yet been published, showing the actual or estimated completion date and the actual or estimated cost wherever possible.
Motorways in Use Miles Completion Date Cost £m. M.1 London-Yorkshire Aldenham-Crick 73 November, 1959 32.3 Crick-Misterton 7½ October, 1964 5.0 M.2 Medway Motor Road 25¼ May, July and September, 1963 16.0 M.4 London-South Wales Slough By-Pass 5½ April, 1963 4.9 Maidenhead By-Pass 6 June, 1961 3.0 Chiswick Flyover-Lionel Road Inter change ¾ November, 1964 2.0 M.5 Bristol-Birmingham Lydiate Ash-Twyning 26 July, 1962 9.4 M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Dunston-Preston 78¼ August, 1962-November 56.13 Preston By-Pass 8 December, 1958 5.2 Lancaster By-Pass 11½ April, 1960 4.7 M.50 Ross Spur 21½ November, 1960 6.7 A.1(M) Doncaster By-Pass 15½ July, 1961 6.5 Stevenage By-Pass 7 July, 1962 2.2 A.20(M) Maidstone By-Pass 6¾ June and December, 1960 2.6 — Stretford-Eccles By-Pass (Classified motorway built by Lancashire County Council) 6 October, 1960 5.6 — Filton By-Pass (Classified motorway built by Gloucestershire County Council) 2¼ May, 1963 .74 300¾
Motorways under Construction M.1 London-Yorkshire Page Street-Edgwarebury Lane (Hendon Motorway) 4¼ Summer, 1967 14.14 Edgwarebury Lane-Aldenham 4 Summer, 1966 Brockley Interchange — Autumn, 1966 Misterton-Whetstone-Markfield 18¾ Spring, 1965-Autumn, 1965 33.2 Markfield-River Trent 12½ River Trent-Stanton-by-Dale 4¾ Summer, 1966 Stanton-by-Dale-Nuthall 4¾ Summer, 1966 Nuthall-Pinxton 8½ End 1966 5.5 (works only) M.4 London-South Wales Lionel Road Interchange-Langley 12 Early 1965 15.5 Almondsbury-Hambrook 3¼ Spring, 1966 3.0 Almondsbury Interchange 2¼ Spring, 1966 2.5 Severn Bridge and Approaches 9½ 1966 17.30 Crick-Newport 9 Summer, 1966 5.0 Newport By-Pass 7 1966 8.58 M.5 Midland Motorway Links Ash-Quinton 6 Late 1965 6.64 M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Preston-Lancaster 13¼ April, 1965 11.06 M.6 Midland Motorway Links Darlaston-Shareshill 6 Late 1966 5.48 Shareshill-Dunston 8¼ Spring, 1966 6.08 A.l(M) Darlington-Barton By-Pass (including Darling-ton Spur) 13 Spring, 1965 6.95 A.48(M) Port Talbot By-Pass 4½ Early 1966 5.03 A.40(M) High Wycombe By-Pass Stokenchurch-Handy Cross 8 Autumn, 1966 5.31 159½ Tenders Invited M.1 London- Yorkshire Sheffield-Leeds (Tinsley Viaduct) ¾ Late 1967 — A.1(M) Durham Motorway (Bridges) 5¼ 6
§ Mr. Tom Fraser:The information requestes is set out in the following table:
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Schemes Made Miles Estimated Completion Date M.1 London-Yorkshire Pinxton-Doncaster By -pass … 29¾ Late 1967 Sheffield-Leeds-Spur … 33¼ Late1967 M.4 London-South Wales Hambrook-Tormarton … 8 1967 Midland Motorway Links M.6 Catthorpe-Darlaston … 41¾ M.5 South of Quinton-Great Barr … 10 June 1968 M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Penrith By-Pass … 8 A.1(M) Baldock By-Pass … 6¼ Summer 1967 Durham Motorway … 16½ A.40(M) High Wycombe By-Pass Handy Cross-Burkes Road (including Viaduct) … 5 1967 M.5 Birmingham-Bristol South of Strensham-East of Almondsbury … 41 Cribbs Causeway-Easton-in-Gordano … 6 M.62 Lancashire-Yorkshire Worsley-Moss Moor … 17 Moss Moor-Outlane … 7¼ 229¾ Draft Scheme Published M.1 London-Yorkshire Fiveways Corner … ½ M.3 London-Basingstoke … 39¾ M.5 Birmingham-Bristol align="center">Easton-in-Gordano-East Brent … align="center">20½ M.62 Lancashire-Yorkshire Outlane-Lofthouse … 19½ A.40(M) Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross By-Pass … 7½ — Thurcroft Motorway Link … 1¾ M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Lancaster-Penrith … 36½ 126 Line not yet Published M.1 London-Yorkshire Page Street-North Circular … 2 M.4 London-South Wales Maidenhead-Tormarton … 71½ M.6 Birmingham-Preston-Carlisle Penrith-Carlisle … 12 Carlisle By-Pass … 7 M.62 Lancashire-Yorkshire Lofthouse-A.1 … 10½ M.11 London-Bishop's Stortford … 32 A.20(M) Ditton By-Pass … 6½ M.23 London-Crawley … 27 M.61 Preston-Manchester … 22¼ 190¾