HC Deb 27 April 1977 vol 930 cc313-4W
Mr. Dodsworth

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish draft orders for the Micklefield Green to South Mimms section of the M25 motorway.

Mr. Horam

I refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Watford (Mr. Tuck) on 6th April.—[Vol. 929, c. 1215–16.]

Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when the report of the inspector who held the public inquiry into the proposals for the A10-A12 section of the M25 motorway will be published.

Mr. Horam

My right hon. friends the Secretaries of State for Transport and the Environment are at present considering this report, which will be published as soon as their decision is announced. My right hon. Friends hope to be able to make an announcement in the course of the next few months.

Mr. Tebbit

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish the inspector's report following the public inquiry into the proposed route of the A10 to A12 sections of the M25; and if the delay in publication can be expected to affect the announced target dates of 1981 for the A10 to M11 section and 1980 for the M11 to A12 section.

Mr. Horam

My right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Transport and the Environment are at present considering this report, which will be published as soon as their decision is announced. My right hon. Friends hope to be able to make an announcement in the course of the next few months. Subject to the satisfactory completion of the statutory procedures and to the availability of funds, it is hoped that the sections of the M25 between the A10 and the M11 and between the M11 and the A12 will be open to traffic in early 1982 and late 1980 respectively.