Mr. ArnoldTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will inquire into the circumstances whereby callers to his Department's regional office in Manchester were informed that the line of the A6 Disley-High lane bypass is likely to be the Brown route; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyI am not aware of any callers having been advised as to the likely outcome of the A6 Disley and High lane bypass public consultation. The Department published its proposals for a bypass last January. These took the form of a single favoured route (the Brown) and rejected alternatives. There was a massive response from the public which is still being considered.
It is likely to be some time yet before an announcement can be made as to whether a scheme should be added to the national trunk road programme and, if so, on the choice of route.