§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has any plans to institute rolling programmes of road building and renewal.
§ Mr. ChopeThese are already in place. Road construction schemes are kept under review, and schemes are added to the programme from time to time. A total of £400 million will be spent on major maintenance of motorways, trunk roads and bridges this financial year as part of a continuing programme.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the United Kingdom Government have ratified(a) the 1968 Vienna convention on road traffic, signs and signals and (b) the 1954 New York convention on the temporary importation of private road motor vehicles and for tourism.
§ Mr. ChopeThe United Kingdom is a signatory to and hopes soon to ratify the 1968 Vienna conventions on road traffic and road signs and signals. The 1954 conventions on the temporary importation of private road vehicles and facilities for touring were both ratified by the United Kingdom in 1956.