§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now make a statement on his policy regarding the future of the projected Maplin motorway, in the light of the fact that no decision has yet been taken on the Maplin seaport.
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§ Mr. CroslandI would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to a Written Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Basildon (Mr. Moonman) on 4th April—[Vol. 871, c.429–30.] I have no proposal to construct the London-Maplin motorway and high-speed rail link, and none of the route corridors that had been suggested is being safeguarded.