HL Deb 05 July 1985 vol 465 cc1468-70WA
The Earl of Selkirk

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the line of the proposed road from Folkestone to Honiton has been settled, and in particular the line from the end of the M.27 to the area of Dorchester and Weymouth.

Lord Brabazon of Tara

There are no plans to provide a completely new road between Folkestone and Honiton. The route is being progressively improved by either rebuilding the existing road or by-passing it with sections of new road. Many schemes have been completed, or are under construction, and the major ones are listed in Table 1 below. Twenty national schemes, worth £186 million, are programmed (Table 2), and other are under active study or subject to further review (Table 3).

TABLE 1
Schemes completed/under construction Date of completion
M27 Cadnam-Portsbridge, Hampshire Completed in sections between August 1975 and July 1984
A31 Poulner Lane diversion, Hampshire August 1977
A27 Lewes Southern bypass, East Sussex December 1977
A27 Southwick widening, West Sussex March 1978
A27 Portslade and Hove widening, East Sussex June 1978
A31 Bartley diversion, Hampshire November 1978
A27 Falmer diversion. East Sussex December 1979
A259 Bexhill Old Town bypass, East Sussex June 1980
A27 Portsbridge-Broadmarsh improvement, Hampshire November 1980
A27 Lewes South Street improvement East Sussex December 1980
AM Wimbourne bypass, Dorset September 1981
AM Bere Regis bypass, Dorset July 1982
A27 Langstone flyover, Hampshire (expected) autumn 1985
A31 Ferndown bypass, Dorset (expected) winter 1986/87
TABLE 2 (from National Roads Report England 1985)
Schemes in programme to March 1987
A27 Fontwell bypass, West Sussex
A27 Havant bypass-Chichester bypass, Hampshire/West Sussex
A35 Bridport link road, Dorset
A35 Dorchester bypass, Dorset
Schemes in programme April 1987 to March 1989
A27 Brighton bypass, East/West Sussex
A27 Pevensey bypass, East Sussex
A27 Westhampnett bypass, West Sussex
A35 Charmouth bypass, Dorset
A35 Honiton link-A30, Devon
A259 Winchelsea bypass, East Sussex
NORTHERN IRELAND CIVIL EMPLOYMENT
JUNE
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
Agriculture 49,850 6,900 56,750 47,200 6,800 54,050 47,450 6,700 54,150 48,000 6,800 54,800 47,850 6,950 54,800
Manufacturing 89,850 47,700 137,550 82,700 40,800 123,500 74,050 36,950 110,950 69,100 35,700 104,800 67,550 36,150 103,700
Construction 42,050 2,050 44,100 33,050 1,850 34,900 32,650 1,900 34,600 31,500 1,900 33,400 29,550 2,000 31,550
Wholesale distribution, retail and repairing 48,350 33,150 81,500 45,500 31,000 76,550 44,100 32,000 76,100 43,450 31,950 75,400 43,650 32,100 75,750
Other 130,100 146,300 276,400 129,800 147,150 276,800 128,850 148,100 276,900 127,650 149,550 277,150 126,500 149,700 276,200
Total civil employment 360,200 236,150 596,350 338,250 227,600 565,850 327,150 225,600 552,800 319,650 225,900 545,550 315,100 226,900 541,950
NORTHERN IRELAND EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT
JUNE
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
Agriculture 8,250 1,000 9,250 7,800 900 8,750 8,100 900 9,000 8,600 950 9,500 8,750 1,000 9,700
Manufacturing 87,800 47,750 135,350 80,500 40,650 121,250 71,900 36,800 108,700 66,950 35,550 102,500 65,400 36,150 101,700
Construction 33,750 2,050 35,800 24,750 1,800 26,550 24,350 1,850 26,250 23,200 1,850 25,050 21,250 1,950 23,200
wholesale distribution, retail and repairing 36,750 30,500 67,300 34,050 28,450 62,500 32,600 29,450 62,150 29,400 61,400 32,150 29,550 61,750 5.750
Other 121,850 144,450 266,350 121,550 145,350 266,800 120,650 146,250 266,950 119,350 147,750 267,150 118,200 147,850 266,150
Total civil employment 288,300 225,600 513,950 268,650 217,150 485,850 257,650 215,300 472,950 250,100 215,550 465,600 245,750 216,400 462,200
Schemes in programme April 1989 onwards
A27 Arundel bypass, West Sussex
A27 Patching Junction improvement, West Sussex
A27 Polegate bypass, East Sussex
A31 Ashley Heath grade separated junction, Dorset
A35 Axminster bypass, Devon
A35 Chideock-Morecombelake bypass, Dorset
A35 Tolpuddle-Puddletown bypass, Dorset
A35 Yellowham Hill, Troytown improvement, Dorset
A259 Bexhill and Hasting western bypass, East Sussex
A259 Rye bypass, East Sussex
TABLE 3 (from National Roads Report England 1985)
Scheme (preparation work temporarily suspended) Reason
A35 Winterbourne Abbas bypass, Dorset Under active study
A35 Wilmington bypass, Devon Under active study
A259 New Romney, Dymchurch, St. Mary's Bay and Hythe bypasses, Kent To remain suspended pending further review