Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 January 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 January 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what the status is of the Ireland/UK/Benelux road link in the Essen list, with particular reference to the proposed route west of the M6 motorway.

Answer: Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the status is of the Ireland/UK/Benelux road link in the Essen list, with particular reference to the proposed route west of the M6 motorway. [31544] Mr. Jamieson: The Ireland/UK/Benelux road link is one of the 14 transport trans-European network (TEN) projects to which the Essen European Council attributed particular importance. There are no plans to change this status. Decision 1692/96/EC provides guidelines for the development of the TEN and Annex 1 to the Decision contains a map of the TEN road network in the UK. The European Commission has recently published proposals to amend the guidelines and in negotiations the Government will seek to ensure that all routes on the UK road map--including the one west of the M6 motorway--are, if appropriate, updated to reflect current circumstances.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 31544; 379 c329-30W;379 c325-6W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Republic of Ireland Roads M6 Netherlands Belgium Trans-European networks Luxembourg
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk