§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made with the trunking of roads, which properly form part of the national
M69/A46 Leicester Ring Road Leicester Western bypass added to trunk road preparation pool 10th December 1976. A46/A15 proposed relief road for Lincoln Lincoln relief road added to trunk road preparation pool 10th December 1976. A52 Nottingham to Grantham Draft trunking order published 11th February 1977. New route. Gateshead bypass extension Newcastle Western bypass added to trunk road preparation pool 15th February 1977. Scotswood Bridge to A69 and from A69 to A696. A21/M25 near Sevenoaks to Hastings Trunked on 1st April 1977. New route. Manchester Outer Ring Road: Eastern section, Bradbury—Denton—Middleton to M62. Added to trunk road preparation pool 30th December 1975. New route. Darlington A1(M) eastwards to A66. Added to trunk road preparation pool 10th December 1976. Of the rest, some are still the subject of consultation with the local authorities concerned and others will be trunked after improvement schemes are completed.