§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will ensure that his next five-year road programme will be aimed at taking traffic out of towns; and if he will, therefore, reconsider the proposal to route the M18 motorway through the county borough of Doncaster;
(2) when he expects to receive the report of the public inquiry into the route of the M18 in so far as it affects the county borough of Doncaster.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineMy right hon. Friend hopes to make an announcement 155W about our overall inter-urban roads strategy quite soon. The inspector's report on the route of the M18 in the Doncaster area was received on 7th May and is under consideration.