HC Deb 19 January 1983 vol 35 cc158-9W
40. Mr. Conlan

asked the Secretary of State for Transport which trunk road schemes expected to start in 1982–83, for which provision was made in the Supply Estimates, will not now be able to start before the end of the financial year.

Mrs. Chalker

Of the 45 new schemes for which provision was made in the 1982–83 Supply Estimates (Class VI, I), I estimate that contracts will have been let before the end of the financial year on all but 13. A list of these is as follows. By contrast, however, the volume of work on other schemes started or under construction in 1982–83 will be significantly higher than indicated in the Supply Estimates.

Schemes not likely to start in 1982–83
Start of Works Expected
M25 Swanley-Sevenoaks, Kent Autumn 1983
M63 Stretford Eccles improvement, Greater Manchester (two schemes) Winter 1983–84
Al Alnwick bypass, Northumberland Winter 1983–84
A20 Bexley, Sidcup bypass, Greater London Summer 1983
A27 Langstone flyover, Hampshire Winter 1983–84
A34 Whitway diversion, Hampshire Summer 1983
A35 Honiton link-A30, Devon Winter 1983–84
A43 Broughton Diversion, Northamptonshire Autumn 1983
A56 Accrington Easterly bypass, Southern Section, Lancashire Summer 1983
A57 Worksop Southern bypass, Nottinghamshire Summer 1983
A69 Greenhead Diversion, Northumberland Spring 1983
A303 Andover-Thruxton, Hampshire Autumn 1983