§ 107. Mr. Gowerasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if, in view of the Government's policy to give special age assistance to areas in Wales where unemployment is above the average for the whole of the United Kingdom, he will advance the starting date of the Severn Bridge project.
§ Mr. Watkinson:No. Because the Forth and Severn bridges are practically identical in structure and call for the 163W same specialised skills and expensive and specialised plant they are being constructed as part of a single co-ordinated operation.