§ 89. Sir ARTHUR FELLasked the President of the Board of Trade if he can arrange with the War Office that the movement of troops should be stopped or curtailed for a week at Easter so as to enable a number of special trains at moderate fares to be run to the seaside resorts, to let the working classes in the crowded cities obtain a small much needed change from the dull routine of their daily work during the past four years?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe point raised in the first part of my hon. Friend's question is, I think, one which the Board of Trade must leave to the decision of the War Office, whose attention is being called to the matter. As regards the latter part of the question, I have stated in previous replies that, while it would not be practicable to grant cheap fares at Easter, the railway companies will endeavour to meet the requirements of holiday-makers by increasing their ordinary train services.
§ Sir A. FELLIs it not the fact that last year the position was met to some extent by the War Office and the Board of Trade stopping the movement of troops for two or three days?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANWell, Sir, the matter has been, very carefully considered.