HC Deb 01 December 1936 vol 318 c1029
71. Mr. KEELING

asked the Minister of Transport whether he proposes to consult employers, or take any other action, on the suggestion of the London Passenger Transport Board that a wider distribution of the hours at which Londoners begin and end their work would reduce congestion of the board's vehicles

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to, the MINISTRY of TRANSPORT (Captain Austin Hudson)

My right hon. Friend would welcome any steps which employers could take to spread passenger traffic more evenly. While he has not been approached by the Board, he would gladly consider any practicable suggestions made to him.

Mr. KEELING

While thanking the hon. and gallant Member, will he draw the attention of his right hon. Friend to the fact that in Belfast, Birmingham and Bristol, and in many towns in the United Sates, progress is being made in this staggering of hours?