§ Mr. Bryan Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received from the GLC about the possibility of providing an interchange between the M25 motorway and the proposed north-south link road in Enfield.
§ Mr. HoramDiscussions have taken place very recently between officials of the Department and of the GLC about the feasibility of such an interchange, but we have received no request from the GLC to provide one.
§ Mr. Ronald Bellasked the Secretary of State for Transport when he now expects the construction of the M25 in the Beaconsfield constituency to begin and end; and whether he will, in view of the urgent need for this road, authorise the commencement of construction of this section from north and south simultaneously.
§ Mr. HoramSubject to the satisfactory completion of the statutory procedures and to the availability of funds at the time we expect construction of the sections of the M25 between Runnymede Bridge and Yeoveney to begin later this year; and between the airport spur and Maple Cross in the time band 1981–83. 3W Construction of the motorway between the airport spur and Maple Cross is likely to be carried out in several contracts, which may be of different durations, but we aim to complete the whole of this length at about the same time. As stated in the White Paper "Policy for Roads: England 1978", the Government are giving the highest priority to the completion of the M25 orbital route.