§ Mr. LYONSasked the Minister of Transport the number of services in which the cost of contract rates has been increased under conditions imposed by the traffic commissioners and in how many cases such rates have been reduced; and whether he will consider introducing legislation to appropriate to national revenue the increase gained by the owners of the various services concerned?
§ Mr. PYBUSThe information is not in my possession, but if my hon. Friend wishes to know the facts in relation to any particular service, I will do what I can to supply them. In view of the commissioners' powers to secure that fares shall not be unreasonable, I do not think that action on the lines suggested in the second part of the question is either necessary or desirable.