§ 95. Mr. Laversasked the Minister of Transport if, in the interest of the nation at the present time, he will encourage highways authorities in the county of Durham to promote public works, with a view to absorbing the 18,000 men who are at present signing an at the employment exchanges in the county.
§ Mr. BarnesThe contribution that road works can make to the relief of unemployment is necessarily limited, but I have already given highway authorities in the North-Eastern and other development areas every encouragement to accelerate desirable road works. In addition I am pressing on with urgent trunk road works in these areas.