§ Mr. Thorntonasked the Secretary of State for Transport which firm of consulting engineers or local 308W 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. ChalkerWork 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