§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give an up-to-date estimate of the cost of outstanding highway schemes in the northern, northwestern and Yorkshire and Humberside regions.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe latest estimated works costs of national road schemes outstanding in the northern, north-west and Yorkshire and Humberside regions are given below:
£ Million Northern 80 North-West 470 Yorkshire and Humberside 200 These figures exclude the costs of scheme preparation, land acquisition and other miscellaneous items which add between 20 per cent. and 25 per cent. to the costs of a national road scheme.