§ Sir W. Bromley-Davenportasked the Minister of Transport whether, in connection with her legislative proposals for making heavy goods vehicles with a radius of more than 100 miles subject to a licence which would only be granted if the railways cannot provide equally good transport, she will ensure that the decision-making tribunal will be able to take into account the possibility of railway strikes which will immobilise the goods which would thus be transferred from road to rail.
§ Mrs. CastleThe licensing authority responsible for granting authorisations for journeys exceeding 100 miles would be required to take into account, amongst other things, the relative reliability of the competing road and rail services 583W when considering an application. They would also have a separate power to grant special short term authorisations quickly if rail services were interrupted.