§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the list he has received of highway improvements schemes from the Hertfordshire and Essex county councils relating to the expansion of Stansted airport, together with the estimated costs when they are available to him; and if he will indicate his response to the request that these schemes should be funded by additional capital allocations to the councils concerned.
§ Mr. RidleyThe councils have provided the following lists with their estimates of costs:
£ million a) Hertfordshire (dual carriageway unless stated) Al20 Puckeridge to Little Hadham 7.78 Al20 Little Hadham to Bishop's Stortford 4.98 Al20 Bishop's Stortford Bypass 5.97 Bishop's Stortford SW distributor—(single carriageway) 3.20 A414 Stansted Abbots to Harlow (Eastwick) 5.98 A414 Harlow (Eastwick) to A1184 6.00 Total 33.91 b) Essex New bypass of Takeley requiring amendments to the airport road system and extension to the Great Dunmow bypass 16.00 Widening of Great Dunmow bypass 1.50 Widening from Great Dunmow to Rayne or provision of second carriageway (costed option) 10.00 M11/B1383 interchange at Quendon 3.00 New single and dual carriageway from A1184 to M11 (Harlow link)—estimate for single carriageway 6.00 Widening of Al20 from B1383 to M11 1.50 Total 38.00 We will meet representatives of both Councils to discuss these and other proposals. I do not speculate on the outcome. We shall take into account any proposals for 316W capital expenditure on local roads when the Councils submit their Transport Policies and Programmes for future years.