Orders of the Day — Park Lane Improvement Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 December 1957.

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Photo of Mr Ernest Davies Mr Ernest Davies , Enfield East 12:00, 11 December 1957

I understand. I was somewhat confused by the Minister's figures about the under-pass, because he stated that the original scheme, which did not include it, would leave a 30 per cent. excess capacity at the Hyde Park Corner end; but he said that with the underpass it would leave a 40 per cent. excess capacity. That means that the expenditure of £1½ million on the under-pass will increase the surplus capacity by the difference between 30 per cent. and 40 per cent.