IAN FOSTER is happy to attack MPs who protest about real issues (Letters, September 10) but appears unconcerned about outcomes so long as one goes about things in the right way.

Julian Sturdy has presumably been going about his business on the dualling of the outer ring road "in the correct manner" for approaching a decade but with what result?

As stated in The Press, the transport minister responsible couldn’t have been much clearer in indicating this funding won’t be forthcoming.

Mr Sturdy arranging transport meetings every couple of years is making no impression and, to be frank, if we have a Conservative-led council with a Conservative MP and a Conservative Government and the funding is still not forthcoming, if I was Mr Foster I would conclude it’s clearly not a priority for the Conservatives.

The several correspondents from Haxby are right that planned housing requires the necessary infrastructure to support such development, but under the present Government dualling of the outer ring road appears as distant as ever.

Cllr Janet Looker, Labour transport spokesperson, Clifton Dale, York

Green travel network is vital for York

PETER DEW (Letters, September 15) asks which “magic money tree” would pay for more electric buses and replacement batteries – “the taxpayer perhaps”?

However, no-one seems to pose the same question about the estimated £300 million cost of dualling the ring road.

If York is to grow as outlined in the draft Local Plan, a high quality green travel network will be vital.

York’s current Air Quality Plan envisages cutting city centre pollution to safe levels by 2020 through requiring all frequent local buses to be ultra low emission by 2018.

Without this, the taxpayer will be paying extra NHS costs of caring for sick and dying residents.

I know how I would rather see my taxes being spent.

Cllr Andy D’Agorne, Broadway West, York