To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the target date for the completion of the works at Rayleigh Weir on the A127; what is the likely completion date; and what steps he proposes to take to ensure that the works are completed on schedule.

I refer to the reply that I gave to my right hon. Friend the Member for Castle Point (Sir B. Braine) about Rayleigh Weir underpass 30 November 1990 at column 492