HC Deb 25 February 1975 vol 887 cc100-1W
Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will hold a public inquiry into the proposal of the Nottinghamshire County Council for a bus and lorry lane on the A52 at Radcliffe Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, before deciding whether to authorise the scheme.

Mr. Carmichael

No. The road is a principal road for which the Nottinghamshire County Council is the highway authority, and it is for that council, in the light of whatever representations it may receive, to decide whether to hold a public inquiry.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what traffic surveys will be carried out and what consultations he intends to have with local authorities, parish councils and other interested bodies in connection with the Nottinghamshire County Council's application for approval of a scheme for a bus and lorry lane on the A52 at Radcliffe Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.

Mr. Carmichael

None. The road is a principal road for which the Nottinghamshire County Council is the highway authority, and it is for that council to decide what surveys and consultations are necessary beyond those already held.