§ 37. Sir W. Anstruther-Grayasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is now in a position to forecast the extent to which coal traffic can be switched to rail or canal in order to save petrol in road transport.
§ Mr. Aubrey JonesNo, Sir, though, as I told the hon. Member last week, a useful beginning has been made.
§ Sir W. Anstruther-GrayBut could my right hon. Friend give the House some good round figures to reassure us?
§ Mr. JonesWhen it is a matter of the future and of prophecy, good round figures are, I should have thought, most difficult things to give.
§ Mr. WoodburnIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that a great deal of this trouble could have been saved if the Government had not denationalised road transport, in which case it could have been done automatically?