§ 37. Mr. Oramasked the Minister of Transport when he now expects work on the Channel Tunnel to begin; and to what extent it is now proposed that it should be financed from public or from private funds.
§ Mr. GalbraithIt is too early yet to say. Legislation will be needed following joint decisions by the British and French Governments on a number of matters including finance. British and French officials are studying these including arrangements for a further geological survey which is necessary to prove the Tunnel route.