§ 54. Captain Pilkingtonasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, in view of the number of man-hours lost to 113W industry due to present delays, what plans he has for speeding the passage of traffic across Poole Bridge.
§ Mr. NugentMy right hon. Friend is considering an application from the Poole Borough Council for a grant towards the cost of replacing the existing manually operated gates by electrically operated barriers which would reduce the time taken to open and close this bridge. I expect a decision will be reached shortly.