§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Transport if he is aware of the serious complaints by fruit importers in Hull at the delays in transporting fruit to the inland towns and markets; if he is aware of the fact that, although full passenger rate is charged, fruit trucks are not attached to passenger trains; that fruit arriving at the, riverside quay at 8 a.m. does not leave till 8 p.m. the same day, and that fruit trucks are frequently left standing in the sun for 12 hours; and whether goods at passenger rates can be carried by actual passenger trains and a schedule goods service run to the more important centres?
§ Sir E. GEDDESI understand that the Fruit Trade Association have forwarded particulars of their complaints to the railway company direct, who are carefully investigating them. I will inform the hon. and gallant Member of the result of these investigations as soon as possible.