§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in view of the fact that he sent a letter to the hon. Member for West Ham, North, dated 30th September, 1966, returning the communication sent to him by the hon. Member giving details of the surcharge on tomatoes, why the contents of this communication were not noted; and whether he will cause an investigation to be made into this matter.
§ Mr. PeartNo. The anonymous communication in question was copied before it was returned to my hon. Friend the Member for West Ham, North (Mr. Arthur Lewis) by my hon. Friend the Joint Parliamentary Secretary on 28th September. I have now arranged for a copy of it to be sent to the National
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DUAL CARRIAGEWAY TRUNK ROAD SCHEMES 1. Completions Year of Completion Trunk Road Section Length (miles) Actual or Estimated Cost£m 1956 … — — Nil 1957 … A.74 Dalmakethar Diversion 0.75 .08 … A.92 Kingsway East, Dundee 0.77 .04 1958 … A.82 Improvement from Dumbuck to Dunbarton Cemetery 0.9 .11 1959 … A.74 Paddy's Rickle Bridge 0.75 .13 … A.92 Reconstruction, Bridge of Don, Murcar 0.81 .07 1960 … A.9 Diversion and new bridges Bridge of Allan 0.35 .29 … A.78 Ayr Bypass (Northern Section) 4.00 .78 1961 … A.9 Improvement, Blueton to West of Blackford, Perthshire 1.96 .14 … A.74 Newfield Inn to South of Millbank, Lanarkshire 5.00 .93 … A.80 Mollinsburn to West of Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire 3.13 .50 1957–1961 … A.80 Cardowan Road, Stepps to Mollinsburn (Three schemes) 4.53 .70 1962 … A.74 Lockerbie Diversion to Ecclefechan Diversion 4.50 .67 … A.74 Dalmakethar to North end of Lockerbie 5.00 .57 … A.74 Widening south of Johnstone Bridge 0.62 .06 … A.74 Beattock to Johnstone Bridge 5.20 .76 … A.74 Abington and Crawford Diversion 5.75 1.05 … A.77 Improvement. Malletsheugh to Eastwood Toll, Renfrewshire. 2.70 1.04 … A.8 At B.M.C. Development. Bathgate 1.65 .35 Board for Prices and Incomes for consideration during their examination of the costs and profit margins of the wholesale and retail fruit and vegetable trades.