§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he is taking steps to seek to ensure that ferry ports are provided with road connections equal in quality to those provided for the proposed Channel fixed link.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe need for new or improved national roads, including those to ferry ports, and priorities for expenditure are kept under regular review according to the level of usage. Allocation of resources for new local authority roads is, similarly, based on the needs of traffic.