§ Lieut.-Colonel Sharpasked the Minister of Transport how many railway owned wagons and how many private owners' wagons are now held by the Freight Rolling Stock Control.
§ Mr. Barnes661,863 railway owned and 585,152 requisitioned private owners' wagons are now controlled by the Freight Rolling Stock Control.
§ Lieut.-Colonel Sharpasked the Minister of Transport how many railway wagons are now standing under or awaiting repair; and the corresponding figures for 1940 and 1945.
§ Mr. BarnesThe number of wagons under and awaiting repair on 25th October, 1946, was 164,462, and the figures for corresponding dates in 1945 and 1941 were 159,031 and 67,730 respectively. Figures for 1940 are not available.