§ Dr. Owenasked the Secretary of State for Transport, further to his answer to the right hon. Member for Plymouth, Devonport on Friday 25 February, Official Report, c. 556, whether he will order that safety fencing should be erected at (a) Lynham Inn to Smithaleigh, (b) Drybridge and (c) Linhay Hill.
§ Mr. David HowellWe recently announced that a review is to be carried out over the entire length of the A38 trunk road between Exeter and Plymouth to see whether the erection of localised sections of central safety fencing can be justified. This review will take into account the three stretches referred to by the right hon. Member.
I am not prepared to authorise the erection of the requested lengths of safety fencing in advance of the completion of this review. However, once the results of this comprehensive re-assessment are available and decisions made, I will contact the right hon. Member and inform him of the outcome.