§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Transport whether he is yet in a position to make a state-men about the proposals of the railway companies for the utilisation of the capitalised value represented by the saving on the passenger duty; and what schemes for reconstructing and modernising the railway plant and equipment have been put before him?
§ Colonel ASHLEYThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. Detailed schemes have not yet been put before me.