§ 46. Rear-Admiral SUETERasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the large number of unemployed, he can see his way to have the question of the construction of the Lower Thames tunnel reconsidered with a view of its construction being commenced at an early date; and, as the whole case for this tunnel was placed before the Royal Commission on Cross-River Traffic in London by the chairman of the Lower Thames Tunnel Committee and received the support of this Royal Commission, whether he can give the reasons for the delay in commencing this work, which is of great importance for connecting up the South-Eastern counties with the Midlands and (he North, and at the same time relieving much of the London congestion of traffic?
§ The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Colonel Ashley)I have been asked to answer this question. As the Prime Minister explained on the, 21st March last in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for the Gravesend Division (Mr. Albery), the London Traffic Advisory Committee considered that the Victoria Dock Road scheme and certain other projects in the Metropolitan area were of more urgent importance than the Lower Thames Tunnel.