§ Sir W. Edgeasked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the fact that, owing to the new ruling of his Department, omnibus operators in the East Midland area are compelled by conditions of licence to charge fares for children over three years of age instead of five years as formerly; that in the West Midland area the traffic commissioner has decided not to enforce any such ruling; and whether he will investigate, with a view to withdrawing the ruling, the consequent anomalous conditions thus created, especially where these services operate jointly within two areas?
§ Mr. BurginFurther appeals on this question are now before me and I am, in accordance with the usual practice, arranging for inquiries to be held to assist me in determining them.