HC Deb 16 May 1973 vol 856 cc322-3W
Mr. David Price

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 10 United Kingdom ports which in 1972 had the largest turnover in roll-on/roll-off traffic; and what plans he has to link those 10 ports to the United Kingdom motorway system.

Mr. Peyton

Figures for 1972 are not yet available. In 1971 the 10 United Kingdom ports which handled the largest tonnage of roll-on-/roll-off traffic were London, Dover, Southampton, Liverpool, Preston, Clyde, Hull, Immingham, Felix-stowe and Harwich. All these ports are expected to be connected by high-quality links to the national strategic trunk road network by 1978, and in most cases well before then.