To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy that the new Skeffington bypass, Leicestershire will be constructed to dual carriageway specification.

In common with all other trunk road improvement schemes the appropriate carriageway standard will be determined in accordance with our normal criteria which takes into account a number of factors including cost, value for money, traffic flow and environmental impact.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will extend the Skeffington bypass proposed on the A47, Leicester to cover the whole length of road from the end of the Billesdon bypass to Tugby.

The Department has no proposals at present to extend the Skeffington scheme which is planned to route traffic away from the village and improve the alignment of the A47 in that vicinity.