HC Deb 28 January 1992 vol 202 c502W
Mr. O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the names of the towns which have been bypassed along the route of the A1 since 1962.

Mr. Chope

I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 21 November 1991, at column244. The towns bypassed are as listed:

  • Aberford
  • Alnwick
  • Belford
  • Berwick upon Tweed
  • Biggleswade
  • Boroughbridge
  • Catterick
  • Doncaster
  • Eaton Socon/St. Neots
  • Felton
  • Gateshead
  • Grantham
  • Hatfield
  • Letchworth
  • Morpeth
  • Newark on Trent
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Stamford
  • Stevenage
  • Welwyn Garden City
  • Wetherby
  • Bypassed by A1 (M)
  • Birtley
  • Chester le Street
  • Darlington
  • Durham
  • Newton Aycliffe