HC Deb 28 May 1913 vol 53 cc168-9W
Mr. F. HALL

asked the Home Secretary if he has had an interview with the representatives of the London motor omnibus undertakings; if so, will he state the date when the conference took place; whether it was after Sir Herbert Jekyll had left the Board of Trade and joined the directorate of the London General Omnibus Company; if at the interview he suggested that the various undertakings should combine with a view to avoiding separate working responsibilities; if at the same interview any reference was made to the question of the motor omnibus companies and the tramways joining hands; and if the recent traffic combinations that have recently been effected are the result of the advice given by him?

Mr. McKENNA

The answer to the first part of the question is, Yes; to the second part, the 18th of October last; to the third part, Yes; and to the remaining parts, No.