To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many workmen are employed on the road widening scheme between junctions 8 and 10 of the M1 motorway; and how many work during the (a) daytime and (b) hours of darkness. (97624)

There are an average of 372 operatives and supervisors working on the M1 widening scheme between junctions 8 and 10. Of these, 347 work during the daytime and 25 during the night.