§ Mr. McCrindleTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has yet received the report from the consultants appointed to investigate the case for improving traffic flow on the A12 Brentwood bypass between the M25 and the Chelmsford bypass and on the A127 Southend arterial road; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe consultants' reports for the A12 and the A127 studies are both nearing completion. When received, the Department will study them urgently and consider potential improvements of the road network for inclusion in the road programme.