HC Deb 18 May 1992 vol 208 cc35-6W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make plans for the proposed route of the M1-M62 link road publicly available in a larger scale than 1:1250.

Wild Shellfish
(Tonnes)
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Species West of Scotland (ICES Area VIa) Irish Sea (ICES Area VIIa) West of Scotland (ICES Area VIa) Irish Sea (ICES Area VIIa) West of Scotland (ICES Area VIa) Irish Sea (ICES Area VIIa) West of Scotland (ICES Area VIa) Irish Sea (ICES Area VIIa) West of Scotland (ICES Area VIa) Irish Sea (ICES VIIa)
Crabs 6.145 17.645 8.090 71.554 29.198 68.723 9.020 373.527 5.658 484.365
Velvet Crabs — — — 2.959 — 0.807 — 24.569 — 77.696
Lobsters 8.182 5.388 9.135 7.863 5.896 9.690 8.760 3.743 4.404 6.472
Nephrops 2.745 5,102.216 17.642 5,326.428 16.263 5,604.026 30.507 5,675.214 25112 6,013.702
Whelks — 1.740 — 12.034 — — — — — —

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

[holding answer 15 May 1992]: Larger scale plans would be prepared only much later in the design process should any of the options be developed further.

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what methods of assessment of visual impact or intrusion have been used by his Department in the development of proposals for an M1-M62 motorway link.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

[holding answer 15 May 1992]: Visual impact of the proposals has been assessed in accordance with the methods set out in the Department's manual of environmental appraisal.