§ Brigadier-General CLIFTON BROWNasked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the action of the traffic commissioners in stopping all motor coaches running from Wokingham to London; whether they consulted the local authorities before taking such action; and whether an appeal lodged against their action at the Ministry of Transport has yet been considered?
§ Mr. PARKINSONMy right hon. Friend has received a letter from the town council of Wokingham on the subject of the refusal of the traffic commissioners to grant a road service licence to the Ledbury Transport Company in respect of a service from Reading to London via Wokingham. The Road Traffic Act provides that the commissioners when considering an application 1449W for a road service licence, shall have regard to any representations made to them by any local authority on the proposed route. No appeal has as yet been lodged with my right hon. Friend against the decision of the commissioners in this case.