A bypass for Melton is now almost an impossibility given the cuts in Government spending on transport schemes. Chairman of Detour the Melton Bypass Action Group Matthew O'Callaghan said: "Leicestershire County Council missed out on funding a couple of years ago when the Government reimbursed the East Midlands Region for half the cost of the Scheme to the tune of some £180m. David Parsons chair of the region said the Melton Bypass was his first priority but refused to allocate any money towards the scheme which would have only costs about £25m. In response to a petition on the PM's website the Government was favourable to a Melton Bypass and asked the County to come forward with proposals which they never did. It looks as if county stalling has lost Melton its bypass for a generation."