§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales, in view of the long delays caused by the congestion of holiday traffic on the Carmarthen—St. Clears road, what plans he has for enhancing the status of this road to ensure speedier and safer communication.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesThe Carmarthen to St. Clears Road is already a Trunk Road. Traffic conditions will be improved by the construction of Section "C" of the Carmarthen diversion.
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales, how much of the special additional expenditure of £.1½ million which has been and is to be authorised on new construction and improvement of roads in development areas relates to the Welsh development area; and what percentage this forms of the proposed total road expenditure in Wales.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesThe £1½ million referred to by my hon. Friend the Joint Parliamentary Under Secretary Ministry of Transport in his reply to the hon. Member for Twickenham (Mr. Gresham Cooke), on 21st June, relates to an adjustment within the English road programme in favour of the English Development Areas.
The separate road programme for Wales, most of which is a Development Area, takes full account of development needs.—[Vol 748, c. 287.]