Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners (Report)

HC Deb 21 March 1983 vol 39 cc355-6W

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his reply of 28 February, whether the assumptions made by Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners, in its report for the eastern region of the Department on the M25 Micklefield Green to South Mimms sections, that, by 2001 the North Cross route, for which the Secretary of State is not the highway authority, and which was abandoned in 1973, would be open to traffic and that the A1 Archway road scheme, programmed for 1984 or 1985 start, main programme in the roads White Paper 1981, was excluded, were included in his Department's brief to the consultants.

Mrs. Chalker

No. The North Cross route was listed in error, but not taken account of, in the Gibb report. The Archway road scheme was not relevant.