asked the Minister of Transport if the realignment of the A13 in the London boroughs of Barking and Havering will be affected by the cuts in the road investment programme.

We are reviewing the timing of schemes in the trunk road programme as part of our commitment to contain public expenditure. Until this review is completed I am unable to say what effect it will have on the A13 improvement between Dovers Corner to the GLC boundary.We have no proposal in our programme to realign the A13 in the London borough of Barking. We shall be publishing our revised proposals in a White Paper in the New Year.