Road Schemes.

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 5 March 1923.

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Photo of Mr John Muir Mr John Muir , Glasgow Maryhill

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asked the Prime Minister if he is aware that the promises he made in Glasgow on 23rd December last, in reply to a deputation on unemployment, that utility schemes of road-making, new roads, etc., involving an outlay of £885,000 would be put in hand immediately, have not yet been carried out; that one of the schemes, namely, the Annicsland-Duntocher road, will not be started for some weeks yet as tenders arc only now being received from contractors for the work; and will he say if he can do anything to hasten the placing of these contracts so that work may be found for some of the 85,000 Glasgow unemployed?