§ Major GLYNasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether at the present time there exists through railway communication between Egypt and Palestine; whether it is intended to make arrangements either by tunnel or train ferry across the Suez Canal to replace the connection that existed during the later stages of the War by the Kantara bridge; and, if it is intended maintain rail communication with Palestine, by whom will the cost of the necessary construction be borne?
Mr. WOODEgypt and Palestine are connected by the railway known as the Sinai Military Railway which runs across Egyptian territory from Kantara on the Suez Canal to Rafa on the Palestine frontier. The future arrangements for linking up this line on the east of the canal with the Egyptian State railway system west of the canal are under consideration.