HC Deb 28 April 1952 vol 499 cc1016-7
48. Mr. Jay

asked the Prime Minister what steps Her Majesty's Government will take to enable the British Transport Commission to meet their financial obligations.

The Prime Minister

I would ask the right hon. Gentleman to await the White Paper on Transport Policy, which will be available in the near future. He may also gain some enlightenment from the impending debate today.

Mr. Jay

Are we to infer from the Government's inability to answer this Question, even at the third attempt, that they took the decision to de-nationalise road transport and to intervene in the matter of fares without having seriously considered those problems at all?

The Prime Minister

No, that would be a wholly unwarrantable deduction.