M6 Spur Road (Levens Park, Westmorland)

HC Deb 29 November 1968 vol 774 cc219-20W

Mr. Jopling

asked the Minister of Transport when he consider whether cer-

	July, 1964	September, 1964	February, 1968	July, 1968
	Mon.-Fri. daily average	Sat.	Mon.-Fri. daily average	Sat.	Wed.	Sat.	Mon.-Fri. daily average	Sat.
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Towards Romford	839	795	848	716	832	678	782	522
Total	1,644	1,496	1,634	1,334	1,674	1,341	1,523	961

tain Anglo-Saxon remains in Levens Park, Westmorland, require an alteration of the line of the M6 spur road if he will also take into consideration the fact that the proposed route will cut across one of the earliest landscaped parks in the United Kingdom and will break up part of the oak avenue.

Mr. Marsh

The effect of this road on Levens Park was taken into consideration in establishing the line of the road. The true nature of the archaeological site affected by it has still to be determined and I am awaiting advice from my right hon. Friend the Minister of Public Building and Works on this point.