§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when a bridge is to be built over the Ringwood-Bournemouth spur road near the village of Holdenhurst.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineThis is a matter for Bournemouth County Borough Council, who are Highway Authority for the road. to decide. As has been explained in correspondence with my hon. Friend, neither the amount of traffic on the road nor the amount of pedestrian and agricultural traffic wishing to cross it justify payment of grant by the Department towards a bridge.