asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department is satisfied with the level of traffic using the motorways approaching Liverpool from the North and West, as other roads are being used at present by heavy traffic bound for the docks.

It is for Merseyside County Council to control the use by heavy lorries of local roads. The trunk road and motorway network in the Merseyside area provides adequate access to the dock area and will be further improved when the motorway between Skelmersdale and M57 is constructed.