§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will make a statement on the regional highway traffic model, giving the cost so far, the progress to date, the schemes on which the model has been tested, an indication when the model will be brought into general use and whether the objectives remain as stated when the regional highway traffic model project was established.
§ Mr. HoramBy the end of 1978 this project, the objectives of which remain as originally set out, had cost just over £6.1 million. A number of its elements are already in use. Major work is, however, still in progress on the main distribution model, which is under discussion both with a wide range of outside experts and with the Standing Advisory Committee on Trunk Road Assessment, which hopes to report on it later in the year. I am not yet in a position to report generally or to say when the whole system can be brought into general use, but if the hon. Member is interested in any particular aspect, perhaps he would let me know.