§ 25. Sir PHILIP DAWSONasked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the hardship to people living in the area of Waltham Abbey, Bishops Stortford, and the bulk of places served by the London and North Eastern Railway Company from Liverpool Street Station, he will take steps to hurry on electrification, which has long been proposed and which would not only be of benefit to the travelling public but would give employment remunerative to the railway?
§ Mr. PYBUSThe railway company have informed me that they have schemes of London suburban electrification under consideration, and that in the event of the London Transport Bill becoming law they will be prepared to submit proposals to the Standing Joint Committee of the Transport Board and the Railway Companies, which the Bill proposes to set up.