§ Mr. DoverTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he is now able to release the consultant's report into the traffic to the south of Preston in Lancashire; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyNo. It is not our practice to publish reports of traffic studies because they are necessarily broad-brush, and publication would inevitably lead to blight. I will comment further when replying to my hon. Friend's recent letter about the proposed Blackburn southern bypass.