§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now give a starting and completion date and the estimated cost of electrifying that stretch of British Railways lying between Crewe and Glasgow; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PeytonThe British Railways Board tell me that work has already started and that the target date for completion is May, 1974. The estimated cost, excluding the cost of locomotives, is £21.7 million.