§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether any planned trunk road improvement schemes in South-West Wales have been delayed.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsI refer the hon. Member to the answers given to the right hon. and learned Member for Aberavon (Mr. Morris) on 18 February and 9 March and to his own question on 12 March.—[Vol. 999, c.147–148; Vol. 1000, c. 243; Vol. 1000, c. 408.]
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will bring forward planned trunk road improvements in South-West Wales in order to improve employment prospects in Dyfed.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsThe ability to bring forward the starting dates of trunk road improvement schemes is constrained by the need to complete satisfactorily the engineering design and the necessary statutory and contractual procedures relating to each scheme. I am pleased to say that all these processes for the Carmarthen southern by-pass and the Pontyfenni diversion are complete. Work on the former has already started and I expect the contract for the latter to be let next month.