§ Mr. Fitchasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if the sections of the M40 which remain to be completed will be built to motorway standards;
(2) if it is his intention to complete those motorways which are already partially built.
§ Mr. William RodgersSchemes already under construction will be completed. Following the principle of selectivity set out in the transport policy White Paper, all schemes in preparation will be examined to ensure that the road standard is the one appropriate for each section of the route when all relevant factors are considered.
§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what changes he intends to make in his declared policy of extending the M3 motorway as far as Southampton in consequence of his new White Paper on Transport Policy; whether he still intends to up-grade the Chandler's Ford bypass to motorway standards; when he expects to start work; and when he expects the work to be completed;
174WEuropean Development Fund, the International Development Association, the Development Assistance Committee and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development over the same five-year period to the latest convenient date.
§ Mrs. Hart,pursuant to her reply [Official Report, 27th June 1977; Vol. 934, c. 34], gave the following information:
(2) whether, in the light of the new White Paper on Transport, he still intends to construct the Chilworth to Hedge End stretch of the M27 motorway; when he expects the work to begin; and when it will be completed.
§ Mr. HoramThe transport policy White Paper set out the principles and priorities by which future decisions on the trunk road programme will be guided. Decisions on individual schemes will be announced in the usual way as they are made.
§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for Transport when he will announce the route of the M40.