§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when his Department received the local authority associations' submission on the case for the transfer of responsibility for much of the trunk road network to local authorities; and when he intends to respond to it. [19770]
§ Mr. WattsThe local authority associations tabled a paper setting out their proposals for transferring a significant proportion of the all-purpose trunk road network to local authorities for discussion at the national annual consultative meeting on 18 July 1995, when we discussed a possible way forward based on a case study approach. The associations' proposals are currently being considered in the context of the national transport debate; they were discussed further with the associations at the local transport liaison group meeting on 30 January.