§ Mr. PURCHASEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the serious shortage of trucks at Avonmouth and to the fact that many gangs of men are in consequence at present out of work although there is a full cargo at the port?
§ Sir A. GEDDESI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply, of which I am sending him a copy, to a similar question asked last Wednesday by the hon. and learned Member for Central Bristol (Mr. Inskip).
§ Mr. PURCHASEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether there are hundreds of empty trucks at Neasden sidings, Great Central Railway, that have been there for some weeks?
§ Sir A. GEDDESI understand that at the end of last week there were, at the Great Central Railway Company's Neasden Yard, about fifty trucks awaiting repairs and about 170 other empty trucks. I cannot say how long the trucks have remained awaiting an opportunity of being repaired, but the other trucks had not, I understand, in any case been standing for more than a few days.
Lieut.-Colonel THORNEasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that there are many useless wagons in Peterborough sidings awaiting repairs; whether there is any possibility of these wagons being repaired at once; and if he will take any action in the matter?
§ Sir A. GEDDESAs the lion, and gallant Member will be aware the number of Vagons awaiting repair is still abnormally high. I do not know the precise circumstances prevailing at Peterborough, but I am making inquiries.