§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Transport what representations have been made to her about the effects of the proposals in the Transport Bill on the economy of Wales; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. John MorrisThere have been only a few representations about the effect of the Bill on the economy of Wales. We expect Wales, no less than the rest of Britain, to benefit from the improved efficiency of freight services by road and rail which the Bill will bring about, and from the specific aids to passenger transport such as the grants for socially necessary railway services, for the relief of fuel duty for buses, for rural buses and ferries, for new buses and for capital expenditure on public transport facilities.