§ Mr. Boothasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many public inquiries into the A406 Falloden way-Finchley high road, Greater London road scheme have been held;
37W(2) how much the first public inquiry into the A406 Falloden way-Finchley high road road scheme cost;
(3) when the first public inquiry into the A406 Falloden way-Finchley high road road scheme was held.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThere have been two inquiries. The first dealing with the necessary line and side road orders was held from 5 to 15 December 1972. The second dealing with the draft compulsory purchase and associated order, started on 28 September 1982 and was abandoned on 1 October 1982 owing to the inspector's ill health. No record of the cost of the 1972 inquiry is available.
§ Mr. Boothasked the Secretary of State for Transport what recommendations were contained in the report of the first public inquiry into the A406 Falloden way-Finchley high road road scheme.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe inspector recommended that the orders be made as drafted, subject to modifications which had been agreed, but that work on the scheme should not be started until the Department was satisfied that it had produced acceptable proposals for improvement of nearby sections of the North Circular road.