asked the Minister of Transport what road schemes in Derbyshire have been delayed in connection with the recent proposals for reducing immediate capital commitments; whether he will give an assurance that none of these will be delayed for more than six months; and whether he will give revised starting dates for each.

Details of schemes costing over £25,000 and the revised target starting dates are given below. A prompt start on the new dates depends in some cases on satisfactory progress on land acquisition and other preparatory work.

• A.38—Staffordshire County Boundary to Mickleover Link—April, 1966.
• A.444—Improvement at Cadley Hill—March, 1966.
• A.610—Bull Aqueduct, Ambergate—March, 1966.
• New Link road to A.6 south of Duffield—June, 1966.