§ 16. Mr. JOHN WALLACEasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that Queensferry ferry charges for motor ears are 10s. each journey, and for commercial motor vans 7s. 6d. per ton with a minimum charge of 10s. each journey; whether he is aware that the Tay ferry charges are 3s. 6d. single and 5s. 6d. return for a four-seater motor car, and 4s. to 6s. single and Os. to 8s. return for a commercial motor van; and whether his Department will inquire into the reason for the disparity in these charges?
Mr. STANLEYThe charges made for the use of Queensferry ferry service by motor vehicles formed the subject of representations made to me recently by the Dunfermline Town Council, and I am in communication with the London and North Eastern Railway Company on the subject. I have been informed by the company that they have under consideration a scheme for re-arranging the ferry service and that the scheme may lead to modifications in the existing charges. I will communicate with my hon. Friend when a decision has been reached.
§ Mr. WALLACEIs the hon. Gentleman aware that this matter has been under consideration for a very long time, and that the Dunfermline Town Council are pressing it very strongly because in their opinion a decision ought long ago to have been reached?
§ Mr. MACQUISTENIs the hon. Gentleman aware that the charge for driving your own car over Connell Bridge is 10s. and that at Corran ferry there is a charge of 2d. per ship for swimming sheep across?