§ 27. Mr. Proctorasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will name those schemes to which his Department has allotted a higher priority than to the construction of a new high level bridge at Barton, Eccles; and what authorities outside his Department he consulted in determining these priorities.
§ Mr. MolsonThe large schemes mentioned in my right hon. Friend's statement of 8th December have been allotted higher priority than the Barton Bridge scheme. The decision as to priorities is necessarily my right hon. Friend's own, although he tries to give due weight to any views which highway authorities and other responsible bodies and persons may express as to the importance of individual schemes.
§ Mr. ProctorCan we take it then that the statement that the hon. Gentleman made on Wednesday last in answer to a supplementary question of mine is not correct, and that there are not large numbers of schemes left that will have priority over Barton Bridge?
§ Mr. MolsonThat is not a logical deduction to draw from the answer have given.
§ 28. Mr. Proctorasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will appoint a committee to consider what priority should be given to the erection of a new high level bridge at Barton.
§ Mr. MolsonNo, Sir.