§ 109. Sir R. Rossasked the Minister of Transport whether sailing tickets for steamship passages to and from Ireland are still necessary.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussYes, Sir, at present the demand for places on the steamers exceeds their capacity. As from 1st September, however, sailing tickets will258W no longer be required for passages on the services to Northern Ireland and Eire operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company, and as from 1st October the requirement will be suspended on the steamers of the three principal independent companies. It may be necessary to reintroduce sailing tickets on the services for a short period over next Christmas and possibly during August, 1947, but in that case the 28-day limit on applications will be extended to six weeks. So far as other services to Ireland are concerned, the matter is under active review.