§ 74. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that the large annual sum which by way of compensation is paid to the former railway stockholders should be a national charge; and if he will consult the Minister of Transport to devise means whereby this annual sum should, in future, be paid by the Treasury instead of by British Railways.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the negative. I am not willing to conduct the consultations described in the second part.