HC Deb 08 December 1947 vol 445 cc132-3W
110. Mr. Alpass

asked the Minister of Transport how much money has already been spent on the Severn Bridge scheme and what proportion of this, if any, will produce no useful result.

Mr. Gallaghan

Payments to date amount to £90,033 mainly in respect of surveys, trial borings, and the preparation of detailed design of the bridge and its approaches. All the expenditure incurred is a necessary preliminary to the building of the bridge no matter at what date work is started.