§ 71. Dame Irene Wardasked the Minister of Transport whether he will authorise a motorway connecting the North-Eastern area with the Midlands and an Atlantic port in order to widen the 206W opportunity for trading between the North and the Midland home market and export with the American Continent and to increase the attraction of the North for the development of new industries.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineHigh-class dual carriageway routes, mainly to motorway standards, already exist, are under construction or are at an advanced stage of preparation, connecting the North-East with Liverpool and the Midlands.