§ Mr. Norman Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will make a statement on progress on construction of the M42.
§ Mr. HoramConsultation with the public on the Castle Donington Section of the Birmingham-Nottingham route began on 3rd February; a decision on the subsidiary orders for the Water Orton subsection is expected to be announced later this month, and the remaining orders for the Bromsgrove section and the revised proposals for the Kingsbury and Polesworth subsections are, subject to progress with the trunk road review, expected to be published in a month or so.