§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the commencement date for work on the A1-M1 link where it joins the M1.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyPreparatory work for the M1-M6 interchange with the link road is halted as a result of an appeal by the Society for the Preservation of the Field of the Battle of Naseby against a High Court decision earlier this year in favour of the Department's line for the adjacent Catthorpe to Rothwell section of the scheme. Construction of the interchange could start by the end of 1989 if statutory procedures are completed satisfactorily.