§ Mr. HALL-CAINEasked the Minister of Transport how many applications he has received from local authorities for power to permit stands for motor coaches on the sea front at seaside resorts; and how many such applications have been refused at the instance of the chief constable of the county in which the resort is situated?
§ Mr. PYBUSSix, Sir. One application was refused, and in this last case objections were raised to the proposal by the chief constable of the county.
§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Minister of Transport at which seaside resorts of Great Britain stands for motor coaches have been permitted on the sea front under Section 90 oil the Road Traffic Act, 1930?
§ Mr. FLANAGANasked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the fact that employment is given to 200 men in 407W consequence of the operation of motor coaches from Morecambe and that their employment is prejudiced by the inability of the coaches to take up passengers on the sea front, he will reconsider his decision and allow the corporation of that town to permit such stands?
§ Mr. PYBUSI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I gave on 13th June to a question by the hon. Member for the Ormskirk Division (Mr. Rosbotham), of which I am sending him a copy.
§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that, as a result of his refusal to grant power to the Morecambe Corporation to permit stands for motor-coaches on the sea front, the takings of motor-coach operators between Easter and Whitsuntide, 1932, are £650 less than they were during a similar period during 1931; and whether, in view of the number of coaches operating from that town and the. needs of British seaside resorts, he will reconsider as early as possible his decision not to grant power to the corporation for such stands?
§ Mr. PYBUSI would refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave on 13th June to a question by the hon. Member for the Ormskirk Division (Mr. Rosbotham) of which I am sending him a copy.