§ Mr. HEPWORTHasked the Minister of Transport whether he anticipates that any arrangement will be reached for the freeing of the toll bridge at Selby, on the Bradford-Hull road, by the end of the current year; what is the estimated total cost of the cheapest scheme for this purpose; and to what approximate extent it could be further reduced if tolls were taken by the local authorities for four years after purchase?
§ Mr. PYBUSThe Parliamentary Secretary of my Department is receiving a deputation from the local authorities concerned within the next fortnight, but there is no likelihood of a grant being forthcoming in the near future towards the cost of freeing the toll bridge, of which no official estimate has yet been submitted to me.