§ Mr. BOWENasked the Minister of Transport whether the representations of the Crewe Town Council, suggesting legislation with a view to railway companies bearing the entire cost of maintaining highways over railway bridges, has been brought to his notice and whether he will consider legislation having as its object the imposition of such liability on the railway companies concerned?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONI have received the representations to which my hon. Friend refers. I understand that there has been no authoritative decision as to the extent of the liability falling upon railway companies in the matter of the maintenance of highways carried by bridges owned by them. I do not propose to introduce legislation on the subject.