§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he has received the consultants' reports on stage 2b of the London assessment studies;
98W(2) when he intends to publish the results of stage 26 of the London assessment studies.
§ Mr. AtkinsWe expect to receive reports from the consultants for all four London assessment studies in the next month or so. Arrangements for printing will be put in hand as soon as possible for publication early in December. The reports will be available for purchase and there will be free summaries. Displays will be offered at town halls and public libraries throughout the study areas.
In order to reduce uncertainty, we intend to announce at the time the reports are published which options will not be considered further. We shall be inviting comments from local authorities, other organisations and members of the public before reaching firm decisions on the remaining options.