§ 53. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Transport whether, in the public interest, he will issue a general direction to the Railways Board that relevant traffic statistics in its possession be made available to local authorities and others to enable them to prepare their cases against railway closures.
§ Mr. MarplesNo. The Railways Board has already agreed to provide area transport users consultative committees with such figures when an objection is lodged to a passenger closure proposal under Section 56(8) of the Transport Act, 1962. The Committees for its part will make this information available to objectors.