HC Deb 28 January 2003 vol 398 c721W
12. Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the proposed widening of the M6 motorway. [93540]

Mr. Spellar

I wrote to the North West Regional Assembly on the 10 December 2002 giving the Secretary of State's response to the 'West Midlands to North West Multi Modal Study' (MIDMAN). The study has clearly demonstrated that some road widening is a necessary component of a strategy aimed at tackling congestion on the M6 motorway. Government therefore support the study recommendation to widen the motorway from dual 3 to dual 4 lanes between Junctions lla and 19. The Highways Agency has been instructed to progress this work.