§ Mr. HagueTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects his Department's consideration of converting the whole of the A l from London to the North East to motorway status to be completed.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley[holding answer 10 July 1989]: We will be commissioning studies by consultants shortly. They will involve a good deal of work. The aim is to complete these and other studies announced in the White Paper "Roads for Prosperity" in time for the next regular road programme review.