§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if new roads are required to meet a British Standard with regard to carriageway traffic flow rates. [20043]
§ Mr. WattsI have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Keith Vaz, dated 11 March 1996:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your recent parliamentary question asking if new roads should be designed to a British Standard with regards to carriageway traffic flow rates.
No. There is no British Standard for carriageway flow rates.