HC Deb 19 July 1972 vol 841 cc117-9W
Mr. du Cann

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, in further development of his planning for the inter-urban trunk road system announced on 23rd June, 1971, he will extend the trunk road preparation pool; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Speed

We have today included in the trunk road preparation pool 65 schemes estimated to cost a total of some £60 million. These schemes include many bypass and relief road proposals which will bring significant environmental benefits to a number of towns and villages. The full list is:

List of Schemes

Economic Planning Region and Scheme

North-West

A590 Ulverston Diversion.

A590 Dalton-in-Furness bypass.

A565 Ince Blundell to Thornton.

A52/M6 South of Crewe.

A590 Higher Newton Bypass.

A590 Haverthwaite Diversion.

Northern

A69 Rosehill to Plains Road.

A66 Stainburn Road Diversion, Workington.

A64 West of Malton Bypass.

figure of £175,900 being the 1972–73 gross expenditure on Buckingham Palace as shown in the Revised Estimates, Command Paper No. 313, Class VI, 5, and a similar breakdown of the figures of £108,700 for St. James's Palace, £174,140 for Windsor Palace, £18,800 for Kensington Palace, £100,400 for Hampton Court Palace, and £56,150 for Holyrood House.

Mr. Amery

Following is the information:

A69 Scarrow Hill to Low Row.

A595 Thursby to Carlisle.

Yorkshire and Humberside

A59 East of Gisburn.

A59 Stoop Hill Plantation.

A59 East and West Marton Diversion.

A59/A65 Skipton Northern Bypass.

A65 West of Buck Haw Brow to Harden Bridge.

A65 West of Coniston Cold to East of Hellifield.

A65 Draughton Diversion with Chelker Diversion.

A650 Bradford Boundary to M62.

East/West link road, Mosborough A57.

South-East

A34 Chilton to East Ilsley.

A339 Northern Bypass, Basingstoke.

A41 Bicester Bypass.

A1(M) North of Clockhouse, Welwyn.

A5 Redbourne Bypass.

A6 Barton-in-the-Clay Bypass.

A41 Hartspring roundabout to Brockley Hill.

A10 Buntingford Bypass.

A6 Silsoe Bypass.

A41 Aylesbury Inner Relief Road.

A11 Junction with Hockerill Street, Bishops Stortford.

East Anglia

A47 Blofield Bypass.

A47 Wisbech Bypass.

A10 Littleport Bridge.

A12 Hopton Bypass.

A10 Melbourne Bypass.

A47 Guyhirn Bypass.

A10 Foxton level crossing.

South-West

A46 Improvement at Stroud.

A46 Painswick Bypass.

A361 Milverton Bypass.

A39 Marshgate diversion.

A35 Yellowhain Hill and Troy Town.

A435 Bishops Cleeve.

West Midland

A5/A38 Grade separation, Lichfield Bypass.

A34/Stoke "D" Ring: grade separation, Hanford.

A45/A445 Grade separation, Leamington Turn.

A38 Grade separation, Barton Turn.

A38/A513 Grade separation, Alrewas.

A423 Southam Bypass.

East Midland

A43 Bulwick Diversion.

A6 Matlock Town Centre.

A614/A611 Ollerton Junction Improvement.

A47 Billesdon Bypass.

A428 Little Houghton Diversion.

A43 Broughton Diversion.

London

A406 Hanger Lane/Western Avenue Junction.

A406 North Circular Road from Hanger

Lane to north of Harrow Road.

A406 North Circular Road/Bounds Green Road (A109) junction.

A12 Cambridge Park.

A13 East Ham and Barking Bypass/East Ham Manor Way (A117) junction.

A40 Western Avenue/Perivale Lane junction.

A40 Western Avenue/West End Road-Ruislip Road (B455) junction.

A406 North Circular Road from west of Chingford Road to east of Hale End Road.

A13 Heathway (A1112) to Dovers Corner (A125).

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