Captain BROWNasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether any further steps have been taken in the matter of the Hexhamshire Light Railway; and, if not, how he proposes to afford proper transport facilities for the ex-service men's settlement in that district?
Sir A. BOSCAWENOfficers of the Ministry have in the course of the last few days been conferring with representatives of the Northumberland Small Holdings Committee with regard to the412W development of the estate referred to, and I am advised that it will not be necessary to build a light railway for the purposes of the small holdings which are to be provided. The detailed proposals have not, however, yet been submitted to the Ministry.