§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport which stretches of road are currently subject to negotiation478W with Staffordshire county council on trunk road status; and whether he will require standards currently adopted by Stoke on Trent city council for principal roads to apply on roads which change to trunk road status.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyWe are discussing with the county council proposals to trunk part of A500 and to detrunk parts of A34, A5 and A449 in Staffordshire. The improvement and maintenance of trunk roads is carried out to the Department's standards.