§ Sir Raymond Gowerasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list, giving the mileage in respect of each, those local authority motorways or lengths of motorway in use, under construction, motorway schemes confirmed by the Secretary of State and those made by the local authority and submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation, respectively, as at 31st March 1975;
(2) if he will list, giving the mileage in respect of each, those trunk motorways or lengths of motorway in preparation, firmly programmed, under construction and those motorways or lengths 168W of motorway in use, respectively, as at 31st March 1975.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe information is as follows:
Motorways in Preparation Mileage Castleton to Coryton 8.0 Motorways Programmed Tredegar Park to St. Mellons 4.7 Coryton to East of Miskin 5.2* East of Miskin to Pencoed 7.0* Bridgend Northern By pass 8.1 Pyle By Pass (Contract 2) 1.5 26.5 *Tenders are currently being invited for these schemes.
Motorways under Construction Mileage Pontardulais By pass 8.4 Pyle By pass (Contract 1) 4.4 12.8 Motorways in Use Newhouse to Tredegar Park 18.6 Port Talbot By pass 4.4 Morriston By pass 4.0 27.0 There are no local authority motorway schemes in use, under construction, confirmed or awaiting confirmation in Wales.