HC Deb 13 May 1936 vol 312 c400W
Mr. SHORT

asked the Minister of Transport what works scheduled under the railway agreement have now been put in hand; the amount of expenditure such works involve; and the number of unemployed persons found employment?

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

Arrangements have been made for periodical returns to be furnished by the companies of work begun and labour employed on these schemes as soon as the Parliamentary powers which are necessary for many of them have been obtained under the Bills now before Parliament. Meanwhile I should be glad to obtain for the hon. Member information in regard to any work in which he is particularly interested.