§ Mr. Sayeedasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he has any proposals to change the present arrangements for surveying passenger ships so as to avoid duplication of effort between his surveyors and those of the classification societies.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerIn discussions earlier this year measures were agreed with the industry to cut costs by rationalising survey procedures and this will avoid
Motorway section Vehicles per 24 average day Date of information Per cent. of original recommended design flow standard J31–J1 75,000 October 1986 82 J1–J2 73,000 June 1986 80 J2–J3 64,000 June 1986 70 J3–J4 53,000 October 1986 58 J4–J5 60,000 October 1986 66 J5–J6 76,000 October 1986 84 J6–J7 84,000 October 1986 92 J7–J8 87,000 June 1986 96 J8–J9 84,000 October 1986 92 J9–J10 86,000 October 1986 95 J10–J11 103,000 October 1986 113 J11–J12 116,000 October 1986 127 J12–J13 112,000 June 1986 123 J13–J14 125,000 October 1986 102 J14–J15 114,000 October 1986 93 J15–J16 118,000 October 1986 130 J16–J17 100,000 October 1986 110 J17–J18 82,000 June 1986 90 J18–J19 83,000 June 1986 91 J19–J20 88,000 November 1986 97 J20–J21 n/a n/a n/a J21–J22 n/a n/a n/a J22–J23 82,000 November 1986 90 J24–J23 60,000 June 1986 66 J24–J25 64,000 June 1986 70 J25–J26 68,000 October 1986 75 J26–J27 67,000 October 1986 74 J27–J28 73,000 June 1986 80 J28–J29 67,000 June 1986 74 J29–J30 61,000 June 1986 67 J30–J31 51,000 June 1986 56 n/a Not yet available.
The original design flow standard for dual three-lane motorways (24 hour average daily flow) was 91,000 vehicles per day, and for dual four-lane motorways 70W unnecessary duplication in the future. These measures will be reviewed again after a year's experience of their operation.