HC Deb 05 February 1964 vol 688 cc161-2W
77. Mr. W. T. Rodgers

asked the Minister of Transport what steps he intends to take in the light of the view of the Buchanan Committee that travel by public transport could be the key to the problem of congestion in towns caused by private cars provided that public transport was made relatively cheap by means of a different financial policy.

Mr. Marples

There is no simple way of making urban public transport more attractive. It will need a concerted attack by Government, local authorities and transport operators. In my Answer to the hon. Member for St. Helens (Mr. G. R. Howard) on 24th January I outlined some of the steps we are taking to tackle this problem.