§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if plans to widen the M25 motorway between junctions 12 and 15 will be subject to a public inquiry. [32281]
§ Mr. WattsI have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Graham Allen, dated 12 June 1996:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your recent question about a public inquiry into the recently published proposals for widening the M25 between Junctions 12 and 15.The period for comment on the Environmental Statement ends on 3 July. All the comments received will be taken into consideration before the Secretary of State for Transport make his decision on the way forward. This scheme would be constructed entirely within the existing highway boundary. There are no statutory orders and therefore no statutory requirement for a public inquiry.