HC Deb 29 July 1932 vol 267 cc1797-8
29. Mr. KIRKWOOD

asked the Minister of Transport what amounts of the £2,115,000 spent on the construction of the Glasgow-Edinburgh road were spent on wages, materials, and land purchase, respectively?

Mr. PYBUS

As the hon. Member was informed on the 15th June, the revised estimate is £2,323,300. The contract for works amounts to about £2,030,000, of which probably 40 per cent. represent wages. The estimated cost of property is £140,000.

Mr. KIRKWOOD

Can the Minister tell us if Sir Henry Maybury had anything to do, as a consulting engineer, with the Glasgow-Edinburgh road 1

Mr. PYBUS

I think that I must have notice of that question.

Mr. KIRKWOOD

Will the Minister appoint a Committee to investigate what is really the matter in regard to this road between Glasgow and Edinburgh which has been under way for eight years?