§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the timetable for the acquisition of land and the bringing into use of the Lutterworth southern bypass.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineThe timetable for land acquisition for this principal road scheme is a matter for the Leicestershire County Council as highway authority. It has not yet secured a place in the firm programme, but the county council proposes that work should start in 1973; construction would take about two years.