§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library a copy of the Coba 9 framework in respect of the M11 Link Road.
§ Mr. NorrisThis is an operational matter for the Highways Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Harry Cohen, dated 1 December 1994:
I have been asked to write to you in response to your Parliamentary Question about COBA 9 frameworks prepared for the A12 Hackney Wick to M11 Link Road since this is an operational matter for the Highways Agency.I have had drawn to my attention the letter which Mr. Steven Norris MP wrote to you about COBA for this road scheme on the 1 September 1993. As the Minister explained then, the evidence given at the Public Inquiries showed that the cost benefit analysis for this urban scheme, although based on COBA methodology and values, was a complex one-off exercise. The last full assessment was prepared for the 1987 Public Inquiry. It consists of several volumes which are being copied especially to meet your request. I have therefore asked our office in Bedford to send the material direct to you at the House of Commons as soon as it is available.