§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether his Department will take a more generous approach in calculating grant levels for compensation for extra costs incurred in road maintenance during a severe winter, as recommended in the First Report of the Transport Committee, Session 1982–83.
§ Mr. KingMy right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Transport, in consultation with my Department, will be responding in due course to the recommendations in the Transport Committee's first report.