§ Mr. Edward Gardnerasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will review his decision to allow the proposed construction of Penwortham bypass to have an exit next to a primary school and into a road carrying substantial traffic and crossed by many schoolchildren.
§ Mrs. Chalker[pursuant to her reply, 24 May 1982, c. 260]: No. Having given a decision on the planning application and associated matters following a public inquiry, the Secretaries of State for Environment and Transport have no further jurisdiction and no power to reopen the inquiry. The matter now rests with Lancashire county council.
§ Mr. Edward Gardnerasked the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he proposes to take to avoid the creation of what his inspector at the public inquiry on the proposed Penwortham bypass described as unacceptable road safety hazards for young children, in connection with the siting of one exit from the bypass.
§ Mrs. Chalker[pursuant to her reply, 24 May 1982, c. 260]: None. The inspector's doubts about the safety of the Cop Lane junction were not shared by the Secretaries of State. The proposed new junction, designed to current standards, with traffic signal control and a pedestrian footbridge, will result in better rather than worse safety conditions in the vicinity of the primary school.