§ 49. Captain C. S. Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture why a luxury coach, Alpha B.R.V. 722, leaves daily a destination, of which he has been informed, to convey Italian prisoners of war a distance of approximately 20 miles to work and returns in the evening to take them back to camp; and whether, in order to save petrol, the journey could be undertaken by train or the coach remain at the place of work until evening?
§ The Minister of Agriculture (Mr. R. S. Hudson)It would not be possible in this case for the prisoners to travel to and from their work by train without a very considerable loss of working time. Normally, lorries are provided for conveying prisoners, but in this case I am informed that this coach has been the only available vehicle. I will look further into the question whether the coach can remain at the place of work during the day, if it is not required for other purposes elsewhere.