HC Deb 20 October 1998 vol 317 c1093W
38. Mr. Ian Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what factors led his Department to detrunk the A31–A35 trunk road in Dorset. [54368]

Dr. Reid

Factors considered in defining the core trunk road network were set out in the White PaperA New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone. The proposed detrunking of non-core routes is subject to consultation with local highway authorities.