Written Assembly Questions tabled on 4 February 2015 for answer on 11 February 2015
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To ask the Minister for the Economy, Science and Transport
Russell George (Montgomeryshire): Will the Minister provide an update on the timeline leading to construction of the Newton Bypass? (WAQ68323)
Russell George (Montgomeryshire): Will the Minister confirm when she anticipates that the construction phase of the Newtown bypass will commence? (WAQ68324)
Answer received on 9 February 2015 (WAQ68323-24)
The Minister for Economy, Science and Transport (Edwina Hart): The consultation on draft Orders has finished. I will now consider the responses and decide whether a Public Local Inquiry is required. Construction could start this autumn depending on whether a Public Local Inquiry is required and, if so, the outcome of that Inquiry