HC Deb 28 July 1975 vol 896 c402W
Mr. Dan Jones

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when the decision was made to build a bypass for Tring.

Mr. Carmichael

The Tring bypass, which forms part of the A41(M) Watford-Tring motorway, was included in the trunk road preparation pool in February 1967. The relevant scheme and orders under the Highways Acts were made in February 1973, following a public inquiry.

Mr. Dan Jones

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment who made the initial application for the building of a bypass for Tring.

Mr. Carmichael

The need for a bypass of Tring was established following discussions between the former Ministry of Transport and local authorities, including Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, which started shortly after the last war and culminated in the scheme's acceptance into the trunk road preparation pool in 1967.