HC Deb 20 June 1979 vol 968 cc557-8W
51. Sir Anthony Meyer

asked the Minister of Transport if he will review his standards for the construction of new roads so as to reduce the cost and the quantity of agricultural land required for the purpose.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The Department's road design standards are constantly under review with a view to reducing the cost of the construction of new roads, and I shall ensure that the need to minimise the loss of agricultural land continues to be borne in mind as an important feature of that review.

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