HC Deb 09 April 1981 vol 2 c351W
Mr. Robert C. Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if, in view of the high unemployment in the construction industry on Tyneside, he will give urgent consideration to advancing the commencement date of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne western bypass.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

It is early to give a date for the start of construction but the scheme is being prepared as quickly as possible.