HC Deb 11 January 1993 vol 216 cc528-30W
Ms. Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those road schemes added to the Government's roads programme since the publication of the White Paper, "Trunk Roads: England into the 1990s."

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

The 32 schemes which have been added to the national roads programme since the 1990 White Paper are as follows:

  • National roads programme entries
  • A303—Ilminster bypass
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  • A41—Christleton bypass
  • A428—Turvey bypass
  • A39—Kilkhampton bypass
  • A49—Woofferton bypass
  • A65—West of Gargrave bypass
  • A3—Thursley—Milford
  • A65—Chelker Bends
  • A1079—Bishop Burton bypass
  • A39—Stratton diversion
  • A31—Sturt Lane—Red Post
  • A59—Skipton bypass—Low Lodge Skeffington Bends
  • A64—Malton—Seamer
  • A41—Aylesbury: prop. junction improvement
  • A2—Honeywood junction
  • A650—Airedale Route: section 4
  • A259—Guestling Thorn/Icklesham bypass
  • A205/A2212—Burnt Ash hill
  • A1—Willow Burn—Denwick
  • A1—Hitchcroft—Cawledge
  • A1—Wetherby bypass
  • A1—Bramham—Wetherby
  • A1—Stamford—Newark
  • A1—Newark—A1(M) south of Doncaster
  • A49—Marshbrook improvement
  • Manchester outer ring road re-signing
  • M25—Slip road—Clacket lane motorway service area
  • M5—Junction 29–30
  • M23—Widening junctions 9–10
  • M27—Widening junctions 4–12
  • M25—Second stage widening

Ms. Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the trunk road and motorway schemes that have been through a formal period of public consultation during the last 12 months and indicate those schemes where comments on a no-road option were specifically invited.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

The following trunk road and motorway schemes have been through a period of formal consultation within the last 12 months:

  • M1—Widening of junctions 6A–10.
  • M1—Widening of junctions 10–15.
  • M1–M62 link.
  • M3—Widening of junctions 2–4.
  • M6—Widening of junctions 11–16.
  • M6—Widening of junctions 16–20.
  • M25—Junctions 12–15 improvement.
  • M40—Widening of junctions 1A–3.
  • M56-M62—Greater Manchester western and northern relief road stage 2*.
  • M62–M606 link.
  • M63—Widening of junctions 6–9.
  • A1(M)—Redhouse to Ferrybridge.
  • A1—Gateshead western bypass.
  • A2–A282—Dartford improvement.
  • A3—Hindhead improvement.
  • A3—M40 to B4031 improvement.
  • A12—Pakefield to Kessingland.
  • A16—East Keal bypass.
  • A17—Leadenham to Sleaford improvement.
  • A19—Norton to Parkway improvement.
  • A19—Shipton-by-Beningbrough bypass.
  • A19—Thormanby bypass.
  • A21—Silverhill improvement.
  • A26—Beddingham to Itford Farm diversion.
  • A27—Lewes to Polegate improvement.
  • A30—Woodleigh junction.
  • A36—Beckington to east of Bath.
  • A39—Allins to south Penlean improvement.
  • A41—No Mans Heath and Macefen bypass.
  • A41—Milton Green bypass.
  • A46—Newark Widmerpool improvement.
  • A49—Woofferton bypass*.
  • A50—Blythe Bridge Queensway Meir section.
  • A51—Improvement at Burford and the Green bypass.
  • A52—Radcliffe-on-Trent to Grantham improvement.
  • A54—Kelsall bypass to A556 improvement.
  • A57–A628—Mottram/Hollingworth/Tintwistle bypass*.
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  • A63—Castle street.
  • A63—West of A1.
  • A64—Malton-Seamer.
  • A64—York-Malton.
  • A65—Coniston Cold bypass.
  • A66—Longnewton grade separated junction.
  • A259—Walland Marsh improvement.
  • A303—Ilminster bypass dualling.
  • A516—North of Etwall improvement.
  • A523—Improvements Poynton-Macclesfield*.
  • A595—Duddon Bridge improvement.
  • A1079—Shiptonthorpe bypass.
  • A6120—Seacroft and Crossgates bypass.

While none of the public consultations had a "no road" option, those schemes marked with an * did contain a question of whether a new road/bypass was necessary. It is, however, our policy to put forward only routes which we consider feasible and are prepared to build.

Ms. Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those road schemes deleted from the Government's road programmes on(a) economic, (b) environmental and (c) other grounds since the White Paper, "Trunk Roads: England into the 1990s".

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

One scheme, A59 Copster Green bypass, has been deleted from the national roads programme since the White Paper, "Trunk Roads, England into the 1990s". This was on economic grounds. The A6 Market Harborough to Desborough scheme has been transferred from the national programme to the regional programme of under £1 million schemes.