§ 38. Miss Wilkinsonasked the Minister of Transport whether he has yet received any reply to his communication about the Jarrow Ferry; and whether he is now in a position to deal with the increasing difficulties of the situation at this crossing?
Captain HudsonMy right hon. Friend has not yet received a reply to his last letter to the county councils, and I regret, therefore, that I am not in a position to add to his statement of 31st May.
§ Miss WilkinsonIn view of the fact that the statement on 31st May foreshadowed that there must be unanimity among the Tyneside authorities, and that that will mean a great deal of delay, however quickly they reply, and in view of the fact that the ferry will close down at the end of the year, is something going to be done before the ferry is closed?
§ Miss WilkinsonHas not the hon. and gallant Gentleman been making that reply for months and months? He knows what the facts are and he knows that the ferry is to be closed—is he going to do something?