§ 43. Mr. Gallacherasked the Minister of Transport whether he has considered the qualifications of the present membership of the Road Transport Executive and if he will, in view of the fact that only one member represents the workers, add more members with wide experience in the organisation of workers of the Road Transport Executive.
§ Mr. BarnesIn appointing the Road Transport Executive, I gave careful consideration to the variety of experience required, including experience in the organisation of workers.
§ Mr. GallacherIs it not clear to the Minister that there should be far wider representation of organised workers on this Executive, and will he not take a lesson from the good example given recently of the necessity of purging out Tory capitalists from administrative positions?
§ Mr. BarnesAs I have already indicated, all these subjects were given the most careful consideration before I made the appointment to the Road Transport Executive, and I am satisfied that I have got together a very good team to do a very good job.
§ Major Legge-BourkeMay I draw your attention, Mr. Speaker, to the fact that, in answering three of the Questions, the Minister of Transport has referred to the matter as being one for the Transport Commission, and yet has gone on to reply 17 to the Question himself? In view of the previous Ruling which you have given and the remarks you have made as to the arrangements between the Table and Ministers, would you consider the possibility of the Table now being given instructions to alter their present practice regarding acceptance or refusal of Questions put down by hon. Members dealing with these matters?
§ Mr. SpeakerThe answer is, "No."