§ Mr. Murphyasked the Minister of Transport whether, in the light of current Government expenditure plans, the proposed work on the Al through Hatfield 48W to upgrade the road to motorway status is being reconsidered ; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThis scheme has been reconsidered in the recent review of the trunk road programme and is one of those which will go ahead as soon as it is ready. As my hon. Friend will now have seen from the White Paper "Policy for Roads : England 1980" published on 5 June, the scheme is included in the main programme 1982 and 1983. Progress is of course dependent on satisfactory completion of statutory procedures and the availability of funds.