§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate has been made of the volume of heavy goods vehicle traffic that will transfer from the M6 to the proposed Birmingham northern relief road; and what percentage this is of through and overall HGV traffic.
§ Mr. KeyThe BNRR concessionaire, Midland Expressway Ltd., currently estimates that by the design year of 2011 the HGV traffic on BNRR would be as follows, about 55 per cent.—or approximately 7,000 vehicles per day—of the through trips which otherwise would have used M6 between junctions 4 and 11 are predicted to transfer. These figures represent up to about 20 per cent. of the total HGV traffic along this section of M6.
§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what authority has been given or licences issued by his Department to Collins Road Services or to CRS to operate or park heavy vehicles on land known as Chaney's,710W Hubbards farm, West Drayton road, Hillingdon, Middlesex; what consultations have taken place with the London borough of Hillingdon on this matter; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Norris[holding answer 14 December 1993]: Decisions on individual operator licences are the responsibility of the traffic commissioners. I have asked the traffic commissioner for the south-eastern and metropolitan traffic area to write to my hon. Friend.