§ Mr. Carsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the detailed cut-back in the roads programme in the Belfast, North constituency of Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. CarterThe immediate capital roads programme for the Belfast, North constituency contains one major road scheme, namely, a new section of road from Greencastle to Rushpark (M5). As a result of the cuts in public expenditure announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the House 273W on 22nd July 1976, the expected completion date of the scheme has been put back from 1979 to 1980. There will also be small reductions in the 1977–78 programme of maintenance and minor improvement schemes.