§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales on how many occasions, and for how much mileage in each case, county highways have been redesignated as trunk roads in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsIn the last 10 years only two such trunking orders have been made. These were
1982—The St. Clears-Nash (South Pembrokeshire) Trunk Road (Nash Finger Post—Waterloo Roundabout Trunking) Order 1982 (SI 1982 No. 437). A length of 2.81 miles.1987—The London—Fishguard Trunk Road (A48) and the Newhouse—High Beech Principal Road (A466) (County of Gwent) Order 1987 (SI 1987 No. 322) A length of 1.34 miles.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations he has had with Cardiff city council concerning the release of final tranches of urban development grant to the Brent Walker Welsh world trade centre; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe Welsh Office receives a written quarterly progress report from Cardiff city council on the Cardiff international arena—formerly the world trade centre. Frequent informal contact by officials is also maintained with the city council's monitoring team.
Under the terms of the urban development grant agreement between Cardiff city council and Brent Walker plc, £3 million has been paid to Brent Walker for work undertaken and £0.25 million remains to be paid. The balance of the grant will only be released when the building has been completed to the satisfaction of the city council and the Department.