§ 38. Mr. HANNONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether he has under consideration the recommendations embodied in the Second Interim Report of the Inland Waterways, of which the present Minister of Health was chairman, and which was presented to His Majesty's Government on the 28th May, 1921: whether he has examined the proposals for the improvement of inland navigation embodied in that Report; and whether, in view of the menace of increased unemployment during the forthcoming winter, His Majesty's Government will take measures to proceed with canal improvement as a promising means of providing work for considerable numbers of people?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of TRANSPORT (Colonel Ashley)The Report referred to has been carefully considered, and its recommendations will be borne in mind in connection with any proposals for assistance to unemployment works. The Nottingham Corporation have, with the assistance of a grant from the Unemployment Grants Committee, recently undertaken considerable works on the Trent Navigation, which was particularly mentioned in the Report as suitable for development.