§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Transport the total of capital expenditure, for which plans are ready, of British railways for new permanent way rolling stock and new stations and other development which the companies cannot complete owing to the bottle neck in supplies.
§ Mr. BarnesThe main line companies and the London Passenger Transport Board estimate that, owing to difficulty in obtaining labour and materials, they will be unable to carry out, this year, work to the value of £37½ millions out of the total expenditure authorised by the respective boards. Very little of this expenditure represents new capital works, as distinct from replacements and reconstruction.