§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the prospects for road schemes in Suffolk and Norfolk in 1993–94, particularly the A12 and the A47, in the light of the autumn statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth Carlisle[holding answer 23 November 1992]: The settlement announced in the autumn statement should enable my Department to maintain spending on new trunk road provision at record levels. While I expect all schemes planned to start works next year to go ahead I cannot at this stage confirm the exact position on individual schemes as other factors, such as the completion of any remaining procedures, have to be taken into account.
Schemes to improve the A12 and A47 in Norfolk and Suffolk are currently at varying stages of development largely at the beginning of processes. The timing of future events could be influenced by this and by competing demands on available resources.