§ Mr. Berryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the construction of the various sections of the proposed M16 motorway.
§ Mr. SpeedConstruction of the section between the A13, near the Dartford Tunnel, to the A12, west of Brentwood, should be ready to start in mid-1975, subject to the satisfactory completion of the remaining statutory procedures and to funds being available at the time. The two sections between the A10 and the A12 are not yet in the firm programme and dates for start of construction cannot therefore yet be given.