§ Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieuasked the Minister of Transport whether he will give an assurance that material from adjacent pit heaps will be used as general fill in the embankments for the Thorne bypass on the M18 motorway.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineWe are currently examining the use of mineral waste as fill for roadworks. In the meantime, the tender documents for the construction of the Thorne Bypass have been framed so as to provide a widened specification which permits the use of suitable colliery shale.