§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the Department of the Environment—road services—communicated, in 1974, with landowners affected by the proposed phase II Ballygowan road scheme indicating that the Department had no intention of proceeding with the scheme for at least 15 years; and which recent developments have caused him to change his mind.
§ Mr. Goodhart[pursuant to his reply, 5 November 1979, c. 87]: Landowners whose property is affected by the present proposals were told in 1976 that this road improvement scheme would not proceed for some considerable time. The roads 785W planning programme, however, is regularly reviewed in the light of changing circumstances and, as in the case of this scheme, priorities are adjusted accordingly. The completion of phase I of the present scheme has added to the need to prepare plans for this scheme, subject to the availability of resources.