§ Mr. Maxwell-Hyslopasked the Prime Minister whether the same cost benefit criteria for deciding whether a new trunk road should be single or dual carriageway are employed in both Devon and Wales.
§ The Prime MinisterBoth the Department of Transport and the Welsh Office use the same cost-benefit techniques. These form a major, but not the sole, part of the overall economic and environmental assessment of trunk road proposals and allow each case to be considered on its merits.