§ Mr. Wakefieldasked the Minister of Transport whether he is satisfied that the licensing authorities and the appeal tribunal, appointed under the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, have found it possible, in the absence of power to fix or impose rates and charges for goods transport by road, to give effect to the licensing system in so far as its object is the prevention of wasteful competition; and, if not, will he amend the Act?
§ Mr. BurginI am satisfied that the machinery set up under the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, is satisfactorily fulfilling the main purpose of the Act, which is to regulate the carriage of goods on roads by motor vehicles. As I announced in reply to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for North St. Pancras (Mr. Grant-Ferris) on 9th February last, it is the Government's intention in due course to introduce legislation dealing with the question of rates for goods transport by road.