§ Mr. Pearsonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport, what are the names of the Transport Advisory Committee in Wales; has the committee made any recommendations; 1133W to whom does the committee report; and what is the frequency of its meetings?
§ Colonel LlewellinThe members of the Regional Transport Advisory Committee for Wales are:
Mr. A. Andrews, Mr. P. J. Lewis, Mr. O. G. Wyan, representing the road haulage industry. Mr. G. Bown, representing the road passenger transport industry. Mr. C. E. Boxall Great Western Railway Company. Mr. H. Batey Transport and General Workers' Union.
The Committee was appointed before the war for the purpose of affording the regional transport commissioner any assistance which he required in connection with the Ministry's war organisation for road transport. It was not intended that it should make formal reports or recommendations. The Committee met three times before the war, but it has not been found necessary to call it together since. Since the war the regional transport commissioner has mainly relied on the advice of local consultative committees. These have been set up to assist the commissioner with the special problems which have arisen in regard to passenger transport in certain localities including the Rhondda Valley. These committees are called together as occasion requires.