§ Mr. SHORTasked the Minister of Transport whether, in connection with the schemes guaranteed by the State for the electrification of the railways, he will ensure that railway workers discharged in consequence thereof will receive compensation?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAI understand that in the past railway companies have not had to discharge men as a result of electrification, and I see no reason to suppose that the schemes of electrification now proposed with a view to improving and increasing services should have such a result.