§ Mr. HindTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will appoint traffic consultants to advise his Department on the line of the Buscough bypass on the A59; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will appoint traffic consultants to advise his Department on the line of the Ormskirk bypass on the A570; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AtkinsWe shall be inviting competitive offers from selected consultants within the next two months for the design of three schemes in the Liverpool-Preston corridor; the A59 Ormskirk-Walmer bridge improvement (which will incorporate a bypass of Buscough); the A570 Ormskirk bypass; and the A570 Scarisbrook and Pinfold bypass.