HC Deb 29 July 1988 vol 138 cc771-2W
Mr. Squire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he is proposing to make generally available to the public the consultants' reports on the four London road studies.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

As I said on 27 June, at column122, copies of the consultants' working papers can be purchased from them. Free leaflets summarising the options are also available from the consultants.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the total cost of London road assessment studies from 1984 to date; and what is the projected further spending

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The total cost of stage 1 of the studies was about £3 million. It is estimated that stage 2, which began last December, will cost approximately £4 million to complete.

Additionally there is the cost of answering the hon. Member's 31 questions.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish all representations made to his Department in respect of the London assessment studies; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

No.

It would not be practical to publish all representations made to the Department on the London assessment studies. Since the studies commenced in November 1984 we have received representations about various aspects of the studies from local authority associations, London planning advisory committee, individual boroughs, national and local groups and members of the public.

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 21 July, at columns 792–93,about the most recent representations I have received from the Association of London Authorities.