HC Deb 12 April 1984 vol 58 cc307-8W
Mr. Thornton

asked the Secretary of State for Transport which firm of consulting engineers or local authority has been appointed to undertake each of the studies for future road schemes which were announced in the White Paper, "Policy for Roads in England: 1983", Cmnd. 9050.

Mrs. Chalker

Work on 10 of the studies has now been offered to consulting engineers in the private sector, while work on three studies has been offered to county councils on an agency basis. I expect to announce the allocation of the remaining 10 studies next month. The offers made are as follows:

Study Consultant/Agent Authority to whom work has been offered
A1 Dishforth-Scotch Corner Jamieson McKay & Partners
A6 Buxton Bypass Derbyshire County Council
A21 Tonbridge-Hastings Sir William Halcrow & Partners
A35 Chideock-Morcombelake Bypass Mander Raikes & Marshall
A35 Tolpuddle-Puddletown Bypass Mander Raikes & Marshall
A38 Bodmin-Saltash Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners
A52 Ashbourne Bypass Derbyshire County Council
A59/A570 etc Preston/Ormskirk Blackburn Howard Humphreys & Partners
A69 Haydon Bridge Bypass Ove Arup & Partners
A259 Hastings Bypass R. Travers Morgan & Partners
A259 Hythe-New Romney R. Travers Morgan & Partners
A449 Wolverhampton/Kidderminster/Stourbridge Rendal Palmer & Tritton
A523 Macclesfield-Hazel Grove Cheshire county council in conjunction with GMC