§ Mr. Manderasked the Minister of Transport the position with regard to the arrangements for the continuance of motor transport, both for long and short distances; and whether he will give an assurance that careful attention will be paid to both the interests of existing transport companies, and the desires and needs of manufacturers?
§ Captain WallaceThe extent to which motor transport can be continued under war conditions must depend upon the fuel position. The war has created many new demands for road transport, and this in conjunction with the necessity for economising fuel has inevitably led to the transfer of a certain amount of traffic, and
Name of borough. Year ended 31st March— 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. £ £ £ £ £ Burnley … … … — 4,000 6,000 7,650 7,000 Bolton … … … 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 20,000 Blackpool … … … 9,000 9,000 6,000 8,000 11,000 Birkenhead … … … 29,798 34,200 31,600 34,074 38,067 Stockport … … … — — — — 7,000 Dudley … … … 1,000 3,000 3,000 10,000 8,800 Wolverhampton … … — 5,000 5,000 5,000 10,000 In the boroughs of Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme there were no municipal transport undertakings.