§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many representations he has received concerning the possibility of an eastern bypass being constructed in Leicester; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ChopeThe A46/A6 Leicester eastern bypass was added to the national roads programme in the 1989 White Paper "Roads for Prosperity". This would be an outer bypass for through trunk road traffic. Routes have yet to be identified and no representations have been received.
Thirteen representations have been received about the route options currently being considered by Leicestershire county council for its Leicester eastern district distributer road. This road is not, however, a bypass as it is estimated that 90 per cent. of the traffic expected to use it would have origins and/or destinations within the city of Leicester. It is a local road proposal and will be fully examined at the local level as part of the statutory processes required for the construction of new roads.