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Mr. Farr
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, before making his
| £ million at 1978 Survey prices | |||||||||
| 1976–77 | 1977–78 | ||||||||
| Cmnd. 6393 | Actual | Shortfall Per cent. | Cmnd. 6721 | Actual | Shortfall Per cent. | ||||
| Motorway and Trunk Road | |||||||||
| Construction | … | … | … | 412 | 377 | -9 | 311 | 253 | -19 |
| Maintenance | … | … | … | 81 | 72 | -11 | 70 | 68 | -3 |
| Local Authority | |||||||||
| Road maintenance | … | … | 484 | 441 | -9 | 442 | 426 | -4 | |
| 1978–79 | 1979–80 | ||||||||
| Cmnd. 7049 | Estimated | Per cent. Shortfall (-) or Overspend (+) | Cmnd. 7439 | Estimated | |||||
| Mortorway and Trunk Road | |||||||||
| Construction | … | … | … | 325 | 256 | -21 | 299 | 299 | |
| Maintenance | … | … | … | 76 | 80 | +5 | 79 | 79 | |
| Local Authority | |||||||||
| Road maintenance | … | … | 426 | 429 | +1 | 434 | 434 | ||
severe weather order last week, he held consultations with the persons and bodies as required by section 7(4) of the Protection of Birds Act 1967; and if he will state the date of such consultation and the advice received.
Mr. Marks
Consultations were held as required by section 7(4) of the Protection of Birds Act 1967 on 26 January. The advice received was not unanimous but included a recommendation for a voluntary ban.