§ Mr. Godman Irvineasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state the estimated cost of the present works proposed to be carried out on the Folkestone-Honiton trunk road at Winchelsea, and the estimated cost of a Winchelsea bypass.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineI regret that estimated costs are not available. The extent of possible works on the proposed new trunk route in Winchelsea has not been decided. Neither has the route for
Area or recipient Nature of Project Amount £ 1. Royal Estate, Sandringham … Public access and facilities … … … … 5,000 2. Brownsea Island Nature Reserve … Warden Service … … … … … 500 3. New Forest … … … … Improvements to grazing … … … … 546 4. Glamorgan Naturalists' Trust … Tree planting … … … … … 120 5. Capel-y-ffyn, Monmouth … … Picnic site … … … … … … 232 6. Y Gyrn, Brecon … … … Acquisition of land for access, warden service … 14,650 7. Morwellham, Tamar Valley, Devon Picnic sites … … … … … … 5,500 If my hon. Friend has in mind country park and picnic site projects by local authorities in England and Wales for which payment of grant has so far been approved by the appropriate Minister, I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to the right hon. Member for Sunderland, North, on 27th October. The total expenditure so far approved for grant at the rate of 75 per cent. for these projects is £607,325.
106Wa possible bypass of both the town and parts of the trunk road outside it.