§ Mr. Alexanderasked the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the cost to central Government of all the plans and traffic studies for the A46 Newark bypass since 1964.
§ Mrs. ChalkerA total of £1,122,000 has been spent on consultants' fees and other research costs since consultants were first appointed in 1972. It is not possible to identify the costs of the Department's in-house resources attributable to the scheme since preparation began in 1971. The scheme is estimated to cost £22 million at February 1982 prices.