HC Deb 14 May 1980 vol 984 cc515-6W
Mr. Philip Holland

asked the Minister of Transport when he last received written advice from the Advanced Ground Transport Working Group: and what action he has taken as a result.

Mr. Fowler

I received the working group's first report earlier this year. A response is being prepared.

Mr. Philip Holland

asked the Minister of Transport when he last received written advice from the Advisory Committee on the Landscape Treatment of Trunk Roads; and what action he has taken as a result.

Mr. Fowler

I last received written advice from the advisory committee on 31 March this year. I am considering that advice together with the responses received to public consultation on the particular scheme.

Mr. Philip Holland

asked the Minister of Transport when he last received written advice from the Inquiry on Lorries, People and the Environment; and what action he has taken as a result.

Mr. Fowler

I have not received any advice from the inquiry as yet. I do not expect to receive Sir Arthur Armitage's report until the autumn. However, I understand that to date the inquiry has received some 1,800 submissions.

Mr. Philip Holland

asked the Minister of Transport when he last received written advice from the Standing Advisory Committee on Trunk Road Assessment; and what action he has taken as a result.

Mr. Fowler

On 24 March I received two memoranda. The first gave advice on national traffic forecasts: this is being taken into account in the revision which is now in hand. The second gave the committee's comments on work in progress in my Department on reviewing certain design standards.

Mr. Philip Holland

asked the Minister of Transport when he last received written advice from the Transport and Road Research Laboratory advisory committee; and what action he has taken as a result.

Mr. Fowler

I received the advisory committee's latest annual report in July 1979 and the views expressed are being taken into account in the current review of the Department's research needs and priorities.

Mr. Philip Holland

asked the Minister of Transport when he last received written advice from the working party on medical standards for HGV and PSV drivers; and what action he has taken as a result.

Mr. Fowler

The working party has yet to report. It should do so later this year.