Mr. Donald Scottasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport by what authority ticket inspectors employed by the L.N.E.R. are asking to see passengers' identity cards.
§ Mr. Noel-BakerMy Noble Friend has made it a condition for the reservation of a sleeping berth under the Government Priority Scheme that the passenger for whom the reservation is made shall produce his identity card if he is requested by a railway official to do so. My hon. Friend will appreciate that the purpose of this measure is to ensure, in the interests of all concerned, that berths are occupied 193W by the priority passengers to whom they have been allotted.