§ 3. Sir Edward Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his policy with regard to the relative priorities for the construction of new roads and the improvement of existing ones.
§ Dr. GilbertThe major part of the motorway network is now complete or under construction, though a number of new routes are still urgently needed. Between now and the early 1980s a large part of the national programme will go to improvements to existing roads.