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North Devon Link Road (Public Inquiry)

Volume 958: debated on Monday 13 November 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Tiverton,Official Report, 6th November, columns 82–4, he will also make arrangements for members of the public who wish to attend the public inquiry at South Molton, but are not witnesses, and who live near the projected route of stage 1 of the North Devon link road and cannot get to South Molton by public transport, to be transported to and from the inquiry.

As I have explained in a letter to the hon. Member today, the Department will offer transport from Tiverton to those people living along stage 1 of the link road who wish to give evidence at South Molton but who are unable to make their own arrangements to get there. Additionally, the Department will be prepared to offer transport to any other persons living along stage I who have entered written objections or made written representations, and who wish to attend the inquiry at South Molton but cannot make their own way there, notwithstanding that they do not wish to speak.