HC Deb 01 December 1992 vol 215 cc91-2W
Mr. Higgins

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the amount which would be payable under the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 if his preferred route for the A27 Worthing-Lancing improvements scheme went ahead; and what is the corresponding amount for the bypass north of Cissbury ring.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

The estimated sums payable under the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 are £22.84 million for the published route and £837,000 for the route north of Cissbury ring at current prices. These sums are

views. They include the British Railways Board, railway trade unions, local authorities, rail user consultative committees and other consumer groups, the CBI, commercial enterprises and financial institutions.

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