§ Professor Savoryasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he is aware that many passengers have hitherto taken first-class tickets on suburban railways with the sole object of finding a compartment for non-smokers; and whether, as all first-class tickets are to be abolished from the beginning of next week, he will take the 1004W necessary steps to secure that a sufficient number of third-class carriages are provided for non-smokers, and will give directions that non-smoking carriages shall not be occupied by persons who insist on smoking, making clear at the same time what redress non-smokers have against those who refuse to stop smoking in nonsmoking compartments?
§ Colonel LlewellinThere is no intention of reducing the number of non-smoking compartments on those suburban trains which are now third-class only. The railway by-laws make it an offence to smoke in a non-smoking compartment and I do not think it necessary to give any special directions, such as my hon. Friend suggests.