§ Mr. Priorasked the Minister of Transport whether he will instruct his road engineers to prepare a scheme for the conversion of the railway between Lowestoft and Ipswich into a road for fast-moving traffic and publish the cost and feasibility of such a scheme.
§ Mr. MarplesNo. The Railways Board's proposal is to withdraw the passenger services. They have not indicated whether they intend to close the line to freight services as well. The second part of the Question does not, therefore, at present arise.