§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what further consultations have taken place between his Department, the Gloucestershire County Council and the Mangotsfield UDC concerning the Bromley Heath Link Road, Downend, Bristol; if he is satisfied with these consultations; if he is aware that the county council has announced its preferred route on a line totally unacceptable to both local residents and the local council; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SpeedThere was a preliminary meeting last month between the Depart-54W ment's regional office, the county council and the urban district council. Additional traffic information has been provided by the county council, and further discussions will take place shortly. It is for the county council, as highway authority, to decide the preferred route for the proposed link road, but I understand no such decision has yet been made.