§ 52. Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the principal benefits taken into account in the assessment of trunk road schemes.
§ Mr. FowlerThe benefits and their relative importance vary from scheme to scheme. The wide range is indicated in the Report "Trunk Road Proposals—A Comprehensive Framework for Appraisal" by the standing advisory committee on trunk road assessment. Those most frequently taken into account include reduced accidents, savings in travellers' time, net reductions in vehicle operating costs, lower noise levels in residential areas and the relief of congestion and disturbance by heavy traffic in the shopping streets and historic areas of towns and villages.