§ 26. Mr. ALBERYasked the Minister of Transport if he can state the present position as regards the construction of a Lower Thames tunnel?
Mr. STANLEYThe Parliamentary powers conferred upon the county councils of Essex and Kent for the construction of this tunnel have some six years to run, and measures have been taken to safeguard the line of the tunnel and its approaches. Various aspects of the matter were discussed between representatives of the two county councils and myself at a conference last month.
§ Mr. ALBERYHas the attention of the hon. Gentleman been drawn to the periodical congestion of Blackwall Tunnel and Woolwich Ferry and has he taken account of the point that the congestion is likely to increase and that the matter becomes yearly more urgent?