NEW TRANSPORT COMPANY.

HC Deb 07 June 1917 vol 94 cc367-8W

Mr. PETO

asked the hon. Member for Worcestershire (Bewdley Division) if he will consult the chairman of the Road Board as to -whether he is in favour of a full and careful inquiry into every aspect of the New Transport Company's scheme for handling goods at railway termini and relieving the traffic on the streets; and, if so, whether he will order such an inquiry to be undertaken at once with a view to obtaining an authoritative decision on this question before the termination of the War?

Mr. BALDWIN

No, Sir. This matter does not appear to be within the province of the Treasury.