§ 38. Mr. Haleasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation when the work of the electrification of the railway from Euston to Manchester is expected to commence; and when it is likely to be completed.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterI am not in a position to make a statement about this. As the House knows, it is the practice of the British Transport Commission to publish each year forecasts of the work under the modernisation and re-equipment programme to be undertaken in the following two years.