70. Mr. Braiseasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will now give a date when work on the construction of the Dartford-Purfleet Tunnel will be resumed.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterAs I told the hon. Member for Dartford (Mr. Dodds), at Question time, the preparatory work of overhauling the existing plant and equipment has now begun. This is estimated to take at least nine months, and constructional work could follow.