asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many days have passed since the M6 was opened through Westmorland; how many accidents have been reported to the police
| Number of Members | Salaries of Chairmen | Staff Complement | Expenses of Members | Total Cost* | |
| £ | £ | ||||
| Central Transport Consultative Committee and 11 Transport Users Consultative Committees | 252 | None | 31 | 5,500* | 65,000* |
| Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council | 22 | None | 1 | 3,479† | 6,800† |
| * This is the total estimated cost of the Central Transport Consultative Committee and all Transport Users Consultative Committees and is spread more or less evenly over the 12 Committees. | |||||
| † Actual expenditure for 1969. | |||||
on the feeder road to the M6 between Gaisgill, near Tebay, and Kirkby Stephen during that time; and what he proposes to do in order to reduce this figure.
M6 through Westmorland has been open for 41 days up to 3rd December. During that time 5 accidents have been reported to the police on A685 between Gaisgill and Kirkby Stephen—1 accident involving serious injury; 1 involving slight injury and 3 involving damage only. A685 is a principal road for which Westmorland County Council is responsible as highway authority. Four schemes for the improvement of this road at an estimated total cost of £1,055,000 are under consideration; a fifth costing £142,000 is programmed and a sixth costing £168,000 was completed and opened earlier this year.