§ Mr. SINKINSONasked the Minister of Transport the capital value and total mileage of the railways of Great Britain, Canada, Germany, France and Belgium, respectively?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONI am unable to give comparable figures of capital values for the railway systems mentioned in the question, but the total capital expenditure of the railway companies in Great Britain at the 31st December, 1929, was £1,223,000,000, of which £1,064,000,000 had been expended254W upon their railways as distinct from their other businesses. The route miles open for traffic, according to the latest official records available, are as follow:
Miles. Great Britain 20,419 Canada 40,572 Germany 33,406 France 26,867 Belgium 2,978