§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to announce the start date and the completion date of the work on the A40–M40 link between Shepherd's Bush and Ealing Acton. [31152]
§ Mr. Norris[holding answer 27 June 1995]: This is a operational matter for the Highways Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Clive Soley, dated 28 June 1995:
As you know, the Minister for Transport in London, Mr. Steven Norris, has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to announce the start date and the completion date of the work on the A40/M40 link between Shepherd's Bush and Ealing Acton.We have assumed you are referring to the improvements of the A40 trunk road at Gypsy Corner in the London Borough of Hounslow and at Western Circus in the London Borough of Ealing. These schemes are expected to start in 1996 and take 30 months to complete.Until tenders are received and have been assessed, it will not be possible to announce a more exact start date.