§ Mr. Laurance Reedasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when a decision will be reached on the results of the inquiry into the Blackburn Road Bypass Scheme; and why it has not been possible to give a decision earlier.
§ Mr. SpeedThe compulsory purchase order for this scheme included land owned by a statutory undertaker which has exercised a right to make representations to my right hon. and learned Friend to have its land excluded from the order. These are being considered. Special parliamentary procedure might be involved. No decision can be given on the public inquiry until this is decided, and I cannot forecast when this might be. I will write to my hon. Friend.