§ 26. Mr. HAYDN JONES (for Sir R. THOMAS)asked the Minister of Transport whether he has yet received any application for financial assistance from the local authorities interested in the abolition of the toll-gate on the Cardiff-Penarth road, or whether these authorities have submitted to him any proposal for constructing an alternative road and bridge over the River Ely?
§ Colonel ASHLEYAlthough, as I explained in reply to the hon. Member's question on the 6th March last, the freeing of this toll road has been the subject of discussion between officers of my Department and representatives of the local authorities, no definite application or scheme has been submitted to me either for the abolition of the toll-gate or for the construction of an alternative route.