§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Transport if, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr, on 12 January 1981, Official Report, column 491, any further cases of dropped steel beams on the elevated sections of the Midland link motorways have been discovered.
§ Mr. FowlerNo.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether any further evidence of structural failure has been discovered on the elevated sections of Midland link motorways, and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FowlerNo. The only significant development since my hon. and learned Friend's reply of Wednesday 4 February, is that referred to in the reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden (Mr. Mills) on 16 April 1981.—[Vol. 3, c. 266.]
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Transport if the inspections of concrete support pillars of the Midland link motorways will result in any repair work of any nature to any of the pillars; and if so, whether he will give details.
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§ Mr. FowlerYes. Full details of the items involved will not be available until all the principal inspection reports are received later his year.