HC Deb 17 February 1971 vol 811 cc458-9W
87. Mr. Rost

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether it is the practice for draft proposals of motorway routes to be disclosed to some local authority planning departments in confidence before they are published; and what is the customary time-lag between such schemes being supplied confidentially and their disclosure to other authorities affected and to local interests.

Mr. Graham Page

Consultation with local planning departments is part of the fact-finding process necessary to the preparation of motorway proposals. A draft line is published at the earliest practicable date thereafter.