§ Mr. Sheldonasked the Minister of Transport what estimate he has made of 455W the time to be taken to effect a channel crossing by car through the proposed tunnel, including delays at both ends for peak and off-peak periods.
§ Mr. Sheldonasked the Minister of Transport if he will publish current estimates of traffic through the proposed Channel Tunnel and across a Channel Bridge.
§ Mr. MarshNo, for the reasons I gave in answer to supplementary questions on 9th December.—[Vol. 775, c. 13–14.]
§ Mr. Sheldonasked the Minister of Transport what estimate he has made of the amount of steel required for a Channel Bridge.
§ Mr. MarshThe amount of steel required would depend upon the type of construction. I understand that the bridge proposed by the Channel Bridge Study Group would require about 800.000 tons.