§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the cost of the consultation exercise in respect of the east London road assessment study.
§ Mrs. Chalker£11,500 has been spent on press advertising and leaflet distribution inviting people to express their views on the problems.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Transport which organisations have been invited to give evidence to the east London road assessment study.
§ Mrs. ChalkerPress advertisements and distributed leaflets have invited views on transport-related problems from all who live, work and travel in the study area. In addition, specific aproaches have been made to a large number of national, London-wide and local interests.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Transport when the results of the east London road assessment study are expected to be announced.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe consultants' report on phase I of the study—identification of problems—is expected in the summer and will be published shortly thereafter. In advance of receiving this I cannot predict the duration of the next stage to explore and report on possible solutions, but I would expect this to take some time.