§ 38. Sir W. Anstruther-Grayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is now in a position to announce 233 that a start has been made in building the Forth Road Bridge.
§ Mr. MaclayThe Forth Road Bridge Joint Board has, with my approval, recently placed a contract for site-clearing work at South Queensferry which is an essential preliminary to the construction of the bridge; and I understand that a start was made on this work yesterday. The Board is pressing on with the negotiations for the two main contracts, and I hope it will be possible to begin work on the bridge itself in two or three months. I have no doubt that the contractors will be anxious to complete the work in the shortest possible time.