§ Sir C. Rawsonasked the Minister of Transport whether in order that all relevant facts may be placed before the Traffic Commissioners when they are taking into consideration the suitability of a route which includes the use of additional roads by public service vehicles, he will exercise his power of making regulations, under Section 94 of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, giving residents on the proposed additional roads and other persons affected the right to notice of the proposal with ample time to lodge objection before the granting of the licence if they so desire; and will he demand proof from the local authority in the area concerned that such notice has been given by the local authority to residents and other persons affected before the proposal to grant a licence for an additional road may be considered by the Traffic Commissioners?
§ Mr. BurginI am advised that I have no power under the Road Traffic Act, 1930 to make the regulations which my hon. Friend suggests. In any case, it is for the local authorities, who are notified of all applications for road service licences, to safeguard local interests by the exercise of their right to make representations to the Traffic Commissioners.