§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions his officials have had with officers of Oxfordshire county council about extending the east-west route beyond the Buckinghamshire-Oxfordshire border.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleSince July 1989, my officials have had six formal meetings with officials of Oxfordshire county council about the strategy for extending the east-west route from west of Aylesbury to Oxford. In addition, they gave a presentation to the council's officers and members in July 1991, and my predecessor received a delegation of officers and members led by the hon. Member for Oxford, East (Mr. Smith) in December 1991.
§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will publish the terms of reference he has set for the study of the need for a new east-west strategic route between Kent and Hampshire; and who has been commissioned to carry out the study.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleWe will not consider making a start on the Kent-Hampshire study until work now in progress on the construction of a regional traffic model is further advanced.