§ Dame Irene Wardasked the Minister of Transport when he received the petition from Miss Mary Chater, a conductress on the Seaton Delaval-North Shields Service, about the bad condition of the roads in the mining villages through which the buses travel; and what reply he has sent.
§ Mr. MarplesI received the petition on 28th January. I have asked my divisional road engineer to discuss the matter with the Northumberland County Council which is the highway authority for the road. I will write to my hon. Friend when I receive his report.