§ Mr. HEPWORTHasked the Minister of Transport whether, as the money expended upon road maintenance and improvement is contributed largely by users and providers of road transport, he will set up an advisory committee representative of such interests with a view to ensuring that no expenditure on roads shall be incurred other than is regarded as justifiable for the economic operation of road transport?
Mr. STANLEY:The Roads Advisory Committee, established under the provisions of the Ministry of Transport Act, 1919, comprises representatives of the highway authorities, of the users of horse and mechanical road traffic, and of labour and matters connected with expenditure from the Road Fund are considered by the committee as occasion requires.