§ Mr. Nicholas Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to exclude motorway traffic from central London after completion of the M25 road system.
§ Mrs. Chalker[pursuant to the reply, 1 November 1983, c. 323]: It is an object of the M25 to provide an alternative route for traffic which otherwise has to traverse central London. Much of the traffic using the motorway and trunk road system in and around greater London starts or finishes journeys in the London area.
Many of such journeys will be facilitated by the M25 and we shall encourage its use to the maximum in such cases.