Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 July 1989.
Peter Bottomley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
12:00,
10 July 1989
Without making any commitment, I can say that I have stood by the side of that road with my hon. Friend and it is dangerous. I remember that there was a crash when drivers were distracted by a television crew. The problem is that it is an old Roman road and as it is straight further improvement will not produce the usual gains. We have said that we shall review it further and perhaps make an announcement later this year.