§ 44. Mr. Rentonasked the Minister of Transport whether he has yet received the report which, in February, 1949, he asked the Transport Commission to submit on the question of occupational level crossings; what steps he proposes to take to bring the legal position of people using such crossings into line with modern practice; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BarnesNo, Sir, but I am informed that considerable progress has been made in the study of the legal and practical problems involved, and that the British Transport Commission expect to be able to send to me in the course of the next few weeks the report which the Railway Executive are preparing.
§ Mr. RentonIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the answer which he has just given is only a slight elaboration of the answer he gave over a year ago; and will he say whether it is the policy of the Commission to allow their decisions to mature as long as possible in the hope that they will improve?