HC Deb 15 March 1944 vol 398 cc248-9W
Mr. Ellis Smith

asked the Minister without Portfolio the date he addressed his letter to the Ministry of War Transport and the Air Ministry and the dates they replied about the Morecambe Bay development proposals.

Sir W. Jowitt

Sir, I have no objection to giving these dates. The letters to the Ministry of War Transport were dated 3oth December and 4th January. Their reply was dated 12th January. The letter to the Air Ministry was dated 14th January. Their reply was dated 14th February.

Mr. Ellis Smith

asked the Minister without Portfolio if he will give consideration to a modified plan for the Morecambe Bay area development by the construction of a new road and rail barrage from Lancaster, Hest Bank, Grange, to Barrow and any other proposed local authorities development in the area.

Sir W. Jowitt

I shall be happy to consider, with the Departments concerned, a modified form of the scheme, if my hon. Friend will let me have reasonably full technical details of what he has in mind, and will indicate the purposes to be served by the revised scheme and the ways in which it meets the objections to the original proposals.

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