That this House welcomes the decision by the South East of England Regional Assembly in its advice on regional funding allocations submitted to Ministers on 31st January 2006 to make the construction of the A3 Hindhead improvement scheme the region's main transport priority; recognises the strong economic and environmental arguments in favour of the scheme, including the development of Portsmouth as a freight port and the regeneration of a city that is one of the 50 most deprived areas in the UK and the removal of traffic from the Devil's Punch Bowl at Hindhead (an area of outstanding natural beauty, of national and international importance, and of special landscape value); notes that the new tunnel would have a positive impact on driver stress, and that the Department for Transport has stated that there would be a positive economic cost-benefit ratio of 2.8 through reduced journey times; and calls on the Government to approve the scheme without any further delay.

That this House welcomes the decision by the South East of England Regional Assembly in its advice on regional funding allocations submitted to Ministers on 31st January 2006 to make the construction of the A3 Hindhead improvement scheme the region's main transport priority; recognises the strong economic and environmental arguments...

That this House views with alarm the possibility of a further two to three year delay to the plans to improve the A3 at Hindhead; urges the Secretary of State to ensure that the Highways Agency is well aware of the damage to the economy, not only of Portsmouth and South Hampshire, but also the rest of the UK, as access to a major ferry port is affected while the current situation exists; and further urges the Secretary of State to advise the Highways Agency that it must programme the works to start as soon as the Inspector makes his report, at the conclusion of the public inquiry.

That this House views with alarm the possibility of a further two to three year delay to the plans to improve the A3 at Hindhead; urges the Secretary of State to ensure that the Highways Agency is well aware of the damage to the economy, not only of Portsmouth and...

That this House views with alarm the possibility of a further two to three year delay to the plans to improve the A3 at Hindhead; urges the Secretary of State to ensure that the Highways Agency is well aware of the damage to the economy, not only of Portsmouth and South Hampshire, but the rest of the UK as access to a major ferry port is affected while the current situation exists; and urges the Secretary of State to advise the Highways Agency that it must programme the works to start as soon as the Inspector makes his report, at the conclusion of the public inquiry.

That this House views with alarm the possibility of a further two to three year delay to the plans to improve the A3 at Hindhead; urges the Secretary of State to ensure that the Highways Agency is well aware of the damage to the economy, not only of Portsmouth and...