Foot's despair
1st December 1978, Page 19
1st December 1978
Page 19
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r WAS enough to drive you to despair that the Environment )epartment supported the route of the Okehampton by-pass irough the Dartmoor.
So thought Lord Foot last week in a Lords debate on National arks policy.
Everyone recognised that there was an argument for byassing Okchampton, which was being driven to death by affic, but the only argument for putting it through the National ark was one of "overwhelming national necessity", said Lord oot. He suggested that the northerly route, which passed hrough farmland, should be adopted.
Lady Stedman, for the Government, promised to rng his iews to the attention of the Transport Secretary.