§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the total amount of money that has now been spent on design work, administration and construction of the Ashford-Hollingbourne section of the M20.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe costs to date are as follows:
£ Design work 2,887,000 Surveys and Testing 417,000 Advance construction of two bridges 2,296,000 Other expenses 17,000 £5,617,000 Staff and other costs in the period up to 1980 when detailed design was undertaken by the Department's Kent sub-unit are not available.
It is not practicable to estimate the Department's administrative costs.