§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will take steps to impose a 40 m.p.h. speed limit through the village of Ragnall, Nottinghamshire.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsIt is Nottinghamshire County Council's responsibility to decide whether a speed limit should be imposed on the road through the village.
§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated cost of straightening out the A57 road at Ragnall, and the estimated cost of installing traffic signals.
§ Mr. Eldon Griffiths£60,000 and £6,500 respectively. The first figure includes improvement to 1,500 yards of trunk road.
§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what suggestions have been put forward to him by the Nottinghamshire County Council and the local police concerning the A57 junction with the Ragnall-Laneham road.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsVarious road improvement schemes have been fully discussed with the local authority concerned, who are in agreement with the scheme now proposed to straighten a length of A57 incorporating the junction.