HC Deb 18 December 1980 vol 996 c306W
Mr. Dudley Smith

asked the Minister of Transport whether he will list the factors taken into account in his Department's consideration of the future of the Standing Advisory Committee on Trunk Road Assessment.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

While the committee's major tasks on the framework approach to appraisal and on traffic forecasting have now been completed, we continue to need both expert advice from time to time on specific technical issues and a source of independent scrutiny of the Department's methods.