To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his Department's preferred line of route for the A38 trunk road improvement Liskeard to Bodmin section.

As I informed my hon. Friend in my reply of 4 December, at column 95, I hope to announce the Department's preferred route early in 1991.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he hopes to announce the consulting engineers to examine possible alternative routes for the A38 trunk road improvement, Saltash to Trevulefoot section.

I hope to announce the appointment of consulting engineers within the next few weeks.