§ Mr. Thorneasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport how many privately-owned railway wagons are being used on the railways of Great Britain; and when he intends putting into operation, by Order in Council, Section 13 of the Transport Act, 1919?
§ Colonel LlewellinAll privately-owned wagons, with the exception of certain special types, were requisitioned at the beginning of the war and are operated by the railway companies in a common pool. The number of such requisitioned wagons on 6th September, 1941, was 577,957. There is no present intention of exercising the powers of purchase conferred by Section 13 of the Ministry of Transport Act, 1919.