§ Mr. Lyonsasked the Minister of Transport whether there is any growing practice amongst trading firms to utilise vehicles having C licences for the movement of traffic in bulk loads over considerable distances and to make return journeys unladen; and whether he will consider the introduction of legislation to confer powers upon licensing authorities to attach further conditions?
§ Captain WallaceThe licensing authorities have not called my attention to any increase in the practice to which my hon. and learned Friend refers, and, in the circumstances, I do not think that any action on my part is necessary.
§ Mr. Lyonsasked the Minister of Transport whether he will state the respective numbers of authorised C or limited carriers' licences on the 30th September, 1938, and on 30th June, 1938, and the numbers of A licences authorised on each of those dates?
§ Captain WallaceNo figures are available for the 30th September, 1938. The figures at the 30th June, 1938, were:
C licences 178,586 B licences 34,767 A licences (including A contract licences) 29,302