§ 18. Mr. Heathcoat-Amoryasked the Secretary of State for Transport if any new road or rail link to the proposed Severn crossing is planned; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyI refer my hon. Friend to the answer given earlier by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport to the hon. Member for Newport, East (Mr. Hughes) about the second Severn crossing study. The brief for the study required a second crossing to have convenient road links to the M4 and M5 Motorways. The consultants were not asked to study rail links.
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§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Transport when he proposes to make a statement on plans for a second crossing of the Severn river based on consultants' reports.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyI refer the hon. Member to the reply given today by my right hon. Friend to the hon. Member for Newport, East (Mr. Hughes).