§ Sir W. de FRECEasked the Minister of Transport what steps are being taken, and will be taken, in the public interest to ensure satisfactory plans from an architectural standpoint in connection with the proposed new bridges at Richmond and Hampton Court; and whether he takes any action in the base of bridges generally to ensure their complete adaptability to their natural surroundings?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONThe county councils of Middlesex and Surrey, in conjunction with my Department, appointed well-known architects to collaborate with the engineers in the design of the bridges over the Thames. This is in pursuance of the usual policy of my Department, as explained in a circular issued to all local authorities in 1925, of which I am sending the hon. Member a copy.