§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the dangerous overcrowding which prevails, morning and evening, on the District Railway from Barking to the City; and whether, in order to put an end to this condition of affairs, he will ask the 723W Treasury to find the necessary capital for enlarging the present railway and also construct a new tube from the City to Poplar, Canning Town, and North Woolwich, and thus remove the present congestion and also provide employment for the workless?
§ Lieut-Colonel ASHLEYI have been asked to answer this question. As the hon. Member is aware, the Underground Railways are making every effort to reduce overcrowding. I am not aware that any scheme such as that proposed has been prepared.