HC Deb 17 October 1968 vol 770 cc572-3
33. Mr. James Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs if he will now make a statement upon the findings of the Humberside Feasibility Studies Unit.

Mr. Shore

I expect to receive the report of the Central Unit within a day or two.

Mr. Johnson

While I sympathetically understand my right hon. Friend's difficulties in waiting for these findings, may I again press upon him our difficulties on Humberside and Hull? We are waiting to get on with the full development of the Humber, particularly with the old problem of a decision about the future of the Humber bridge.

Mr. Shore

My hon. Friend will be relieved by my Answer. Obviously, while I cannot yet say what the contents of the report are, we have always taken the view that it would have relevance to the case for the Humber Bridge and to that extent it should bring us nearer to a decision.