§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total value of trunk and principal roads, respectively, firmly programmed on 31st March 1975.
§ Mr. MulleyThe total value of major road schemes in the firm programme as at 31st March 1975 is as follows, at November 1974 prices:
£million Trunk roads (including motorways) 1,025 Principal roads 576
§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, giving the estimated cost of each, those trunk and principal road schemes which were added to the forward programme during the six months ended 31st March 1975.
§ Mr. MulleyThe following schemes were added to the firm roads programme in England during the six months ended 31st March 1975:
Motorways and Other Estimated Cost Trunk Roads £ million A45 Bury St. Edmunds to Wool-pit and Haughley to Stow-market 5.790 A45 Haughley New Street 1.304 A590 Haverthwaite diversion 0.795 A64 Improvement Leeds to Bramham Crossroads (A1)—Stage I Kiddal Hall to Bram-ham Crossroads 0.880 A central principal road programme is no longer maintained by my Department in view of introduction of transport supplementary grant and termination of specific grant. In consequence, no principal road schemes were added to the firm roads programme in England over this period.