§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of authorisation to date of all plans under electrification; and if he will take account of the difficulty of recruitment when he considers future authorisations.
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§ Mr. CarmichaelSchemes on which work is in progress were authorised as follows:
Merseyside Loop underground railway April 1971 Great Northern suburban electrification August 1971 Merseyside Link underground railway July 1972 Glasgow Central low-level reopening and electrification August 1974 All relevant factors will be taken into account when further proposals are made.
§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he has given his authorisation to the installation of electrification from Bishop's Stortford to Cambridge planned to begin in mid-1975; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he has yet authorised British Railways to order materials for the electrification of the Ipswich-Colchester-Harwich scheme; and if he will make a statement as to its progress.
§ Mr. CarmichaelThe British Railways Board has not sought authority to proceed with either scheme, or to order materials.