HC Deb 05 February 1929 vol 224 c1584
39. Sir DOUGLAS NEWTON

asked the Minister of Transport whether, with a view to relieving the. congestion of the roads and railways through the Metro polis, he will take steps to encourage the provision of a passenger boat service on the Thames?

The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Colonel Ashley)

While I should generally welcome the extension of passenger boat services on the Thames, I do not consider that I could assist the promotion of schemes for this purpose or that they would materially affect congestion of traffic in the Metropolis.

Mr. PETO

Is it not a fact that the Thames steamboat service was destroyed under municipal ownership?

Mr. MARCH

No, it was destroyed before they had it.

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