43. Mr. Rostron Duckworthasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he intends to intensify in the coming months his warning against unnecessary rail traffic.
§ Mr. Noel-BakerThe need for economy in the use of the railways is greater than at any previous period of the war, and this is being emphasised, and will continue to be emphasised, as seems desirable.
§ Sir Herbert WilliamsWill my hon. Friend urge on the Service Ministers that they might send troops about the country on unnecessary journeys to a diminishing extent?
§ Mr. Noel-BakerWe are in constant contact with the Services and we must meet their operational requirements.