§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport which trunk road schemes have been placed by the Department of Transport before regional assemblies for consultation. [171991]
§ Mr. JamiesonRegional Assemblies, or their predecessor organisations, have been consulted for their views on all trunk Road schemes considered as candidates for entry to the Targeted Programme of 261W Improvements, either as part of a wider public consultation process, through direct consultation between the Highways Agency and the relevant assembly or through their involvement in the multi-modal and road based studies which were set up following the 1998 Roads Review to examine proposals for major improvements to the motorway and trunk road network.