§ 23. Sir H. BRITTAINasked the Minister of Transport the number of railway bridges in the London traffic area in need of reconstruction to meet presentday traffic conditions?
§ The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Colonel Ashley)I regret that these figures are not at my disposal. A register of bridges in Great Britain is, however, in course of preparation with the object of obtaining this information as regards both railway and canal bridges, but the work entails an exhaustive survey which will necessarily take a considerable time to complete.