(2) what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on the treatment of exposed roads, with particular reference to roads which have frozen over after having been gritted.

(2) what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on the treatment of exposed roads, with particular reference to roads which have frozen over after having been gritted.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) what guidance his Department provides on the maximum amount of grit to be laid on roads during icy weather conditions;

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) what guidance his Department provides on the maximum amount of grit to be laid on roads during icy weather conditions;

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions he has had with USAID officials on the introduction of a toll system on the Kabul to Kandahar highway.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions he has had with USAID officials on the introduction of a toll system on the Kabul to Kandahar highway.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his Department’s policy is on the implementation of road taxes as a means of developing the Afghan economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his Department’s policy is on the implementation of road taxes as a means of developing the Afghan economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will provide a breakdown of how the $30 million generated in toll payments per annum for the use of the Kabul to Kandahar highway has been allocated in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will provide a breakdown of how the $30 million generated in toll payments per annum for the use of the Kabul to Kandahar highway has been allocated in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will estimate the average salary in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Kabul; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of earnings the potential monthly road toll represents for users of the Kabul to Kandahar highway.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will estimate the average salary in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Kabul; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of earnings the potential monthly road toll represents for users of the Kabul to Kandahar highway.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of the money collected in toll payments for the use of the Kabul to Kandahar highway will go to (a) road maintenance, (b) the USA and (c) other donor states.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of the money collected in toll payments for the use of the Kabul to Kandahar highway will go to (a) road maintenance, (b) the USA and (c) other donor states.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made on the Kandahar to Herat highway in Afghanistan; what the estimated completion date is; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made on the Kandahar to Herat highway in Afghanistan; what the estimated completion date is; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much has been allocated by his Department (a) directly and (b) indirectly to the funding of road reconstruction projects in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much has been allocated by his Department (a) directly and (b) indirectly to the funding of road reconstruction projects in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when the Kabul to Kandahar toll road payment system began; and how much revenue has been collected since inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when the Kabul to Kandahar toll road payment system began; and how much revenue has been collected since inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what regulations protect hand-painted street advertising, what plans she has to improve the protection of hand-painted street advertising; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what regulations protect hand-painted street advertising, what plans she has to improve the protection of hand-painted street advertising; and if she will make a statement.

What assessment he has made of published research into the role of road construction in stimulating economic regeneration in the areas concerned.

What assessment he has made of published research into the role of road construction in stimulating economic regeneration in the areas concerned.

What proposals he has for a second Tamar Bridge which also crosses the Tavy; when he expects to make an announcement about these proposals.

What proposals he has for a second Tamar Bridge which also crosses the Tavy; when he expects to make an announcement about these proposals.

What assessment he has made of the impact on traffic volumes on the roads involved resulting from the introduction of red routes in London.

What assessment he has made of the impact on traffic volumes on the roads involved resulting from the introduction of red routes in London.

How many by-passes in the trunk roads programme are expected to be opened in the period 1992 to 1995; and if he will list them. - Inc list.

How many by-passes in the trunk roads programme are expected to be opened in the period 1992 to 1995; and if he will list them. - Inc list.

If he will give a breakdown by mode, year on year, of Government investment in Britain's transport infrastructure for the period 1979 to 1995. - Table given.

If he will give a breakdown by mode, year on year, of Government investment in Britain's transport infrastructure for the period 1979 to 1995. - Table given.

Statement on liberalising air and other transport markets both inside and outside the European Union.

Statement on liberalising air and other transport markets both inside and outside the European Union.

What research has been undertaken into the effectiveness of seatbelts in preventing injury in coach and minibus crashes, with particular regard to the relative merits of lap only belts and three point belts.

What research has been undertaken into the effectiveness of seatbelts in preventing injury in coach and minibus crashes, with particular regard to the relative merits of lap only belts and three point belts.

If he will list all coach crashes involving the transport of children for the period since 1984, together with a breakdown of fatalities, serious injuries and lesser injuries. - Table given.

If he will list all coach crashes involving the transport of children for the period since 1984, together with a breakdown of fatalities, serious injuries and lesser injuries. - Table given.