§ 81. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the continued unemployment in the country and the bad means of communication between the northern and southern shores of the estuary of the Humber, he will have the project of a bridge over, or a tunnel under, the Humber again examined by his Department?
§ Colonel ASHLEYNo definite proposals for the improvement of traffic facilities between the northern and southern shores of the estuary of the Humber have at any time been presented to my Department, but, as already indicated to the hon. and gallant Member on previous occasions, if the responsible local authorities desire to initiate any scheme of this nature, I shall carefully consider their proposals.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYIs the hon. and gallant Member aware that a very considerable expenditure would be required to make the necessary surveys? Surely this is a matter, not for the City authorities alone, but for help from the Department?
§ Colonel ASHLEYThe hon. and gallant Member must understand that the initiative must obviously and rightly come from the local authorities, and they will put up their proposal.