asked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether he will make a statement on his policy concerning lorry routes;(2) whether he will discuss with the local authority concerned the institution of advisory lorry routes in the West Midlands;(3) whether he will order an inquiry into the use by heavy lorries of unsuitable roads for which his Department is responsible within Sutton Coldfield.

My right hon. Friend has not yet decided whether to proceed with the proposals for a national lorry route network put forward last year by my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley, East (Dr. Gilbert). Local authorities have adequate powers to regulate the movement of lorry traffic in their own areas.