§ Rear-Admiral Morgan-Gilesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement about the route of the M3 motorway near Winchester.
§ Mr. PeytonI have announced today that the 12½ miles between Popham and Hockley has been fixed with four local variations to the draft route. A decision on the 1¼ mile Hockley-Compton length has been deferred pending consultations with those affected by a possible further variation.
§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the expected dates for completion of the next stages of the M3 both between Basingstoke and London, and Basingstoke and Southampton.
§ Mr. PeytonSubject to the completion of the necessary procedures:
- Sunbury Cross to Lightwater—spring 1974.
- Popham to Compton—by the end of 1976