To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his Department's estimates of traffic flows on the proposed eastern bypass, Leicester; and how many vehicles use the western bypass each day.

Traffic information from consultants for Leicester eastern bypass is not yet available. Construction of Leicester western bypass is due to begin later this year. Estimated flows for the first year of operation—1994—range from 22,000 to 41,000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the cost to the taxpayer of appointing consultants to plan the eastern bypass, Leicester.

Fees are a commercially confidential matter between the Department as client and the consultant as provider of a service.