§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when the safety studies on the A66 will be completed. [107576]
§ Mr. HillThe Highways Agency is currently in the process of letting a contract to carry out the study. Work is expected to start during April 2000, and is expected to take about nine months. It is therefore expected that the study will be completed around the end of the year.