§ 24. Mr. HERBERT MORRISONasked the Minister of Transport whether he will state the amount of the costs involved to public funds in connection with the promotion of the London Passenger Transport Bill; and whether it is possible to give the approximate costs of other parties to the proceedings of the Joint Select Committee?
§ Mr. PYBUSIt is not yet possible to state the total cost falling upon public funds in connection with the promotion of the London Passenger Transport. Bill and the investigations which preceded its introduction, but I am informed that up to date the expenses incurred by the Government amount to about £40,000. I have no information as to the costs incurred by other parties.
§ Mr. MORRISONit the case that, in the event of the Bill passing into law, this expenditure will not fall upon public funds and, if it does not pass into law, it will fall upon public funds?