§ 13. Mr. Dobbieasked the Minister of Transport, in view of the fact that the War Transport Council is not intended to supersede the Railway Executive Committee or the Transport Advisory Council, which is a statutory body and to which transport problems can be referred, why the Transport Advisory Council were not approached to nominate a representative or representatives to the War Transport Council; and whether he will indicate what important problem the newly appointed body will consider upon which the Transport Advisory Council are unable to tender advice?
§ Lieut.-Colonel Moore-BrabazonThe War Transport Council is a small body, the members of which were chosen, not as representatives of particular interests, but as individuals able to help me in the continuous effort of strengthening the war plans of my Department. It is in no 415 sense in substitution for, or replacement of, the Transport Advisory Council, which is a large body of 30 members representing various interests, and which by reason of its size and constitution is not a convenient instrument for the purpose for which the War Transport Council has been set up. The Chairman of the Transport Advisory Council, who is an independent member not representing any particular interest, has been appointed as a member of the War Transport Council.
§ Mr. DobbieIn view of the difficulties confronting transport at the moment, has the Minister considered the advisability of the Government taking control of the whole of the country's transport, and, if so, at what decision has he arrived?
§ Lieut.-Colonel Moore-BrabazonThat is a very big question, of which I should want long notice.