HC Deb 12 February 1993 vol 218 cc862-3W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his oral answer of 4 February,Official Report, column 493, what route across the Pennines he intends to exclude from consideration.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

The route referred to by my right hon. Friend in that answer was a dual carriageway on the A628-A616 through the Peak District national park. I shall consider any suggestions about extension of the M65 which may emerge from the current consultation on the trans-Pennine study strategy report.

Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the terms of reference for the consultants responsible for the trans-Pennine study strategy report.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

To study traffic levels on the existing routes across the Pennines; to identify existing and future problems on the road network taking into account planned network developments and forecast increases in traffic and the role of public transport; and to identify potential solutions and assess their environmental and economic impact.

Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what studies and reports he has commissioned on the extension of the M65 eastwards from Colne.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

None apart from the trans-Pennine study, which looked at all major routes across the Pennines.