HC Deb 07 June 1967 vol 747 c211W
Mr. Ian Lloyd

asked the Minister of Transport (1) what estimates have been made by her Department of the total national investment in containers during the years 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, and 1971, respectively;

(2) what estimates have been made by her Department of the proportion of the total national investment in containers likely to be made in the public and private sector in the years 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, and 1971, respectively.

Mrs. Castle

It is not practicable to make realistic forecasts of total national investment in containers. As far as they can forecast in this rapidly developing field at the present time the nationalised transport undertakings expect their investment in containers in these years to be of the following order:

£
million
1967 … … … 3
1968 … … … 5½
1969 … … … 7
1970 … … … 9
1971 … … … 3½