asked the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he proposes to take to ensure that the Barnstaple urban relief road is completed by the time that the north Devon link road from Tiverton to Barnstaple is completed; and if he will make a statement.

The Barnstaple urban relief road is a Devon county council responsibility. We have accepted it for transport supplementary grant. We understand that it is programmed to be completed by the time the north Devon link road and the Barnstaple bypass are opened to traffic.