§ Mr. Isaacsasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he is aware that the Liverpool 47W Corporation provide free passes on the tramways for old age pensioners, the passes being available between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays and all day Sunday; whether such facilities are provided in any other city or town; and whether he will take steps to secure the general adoption of this useful service?
§ Mr. Noel-BakerI am aware that limited facilities for free travel are provided for old age pensioners in Liverpool and in five other cities or towns in Great Britain. The carriage of workers to and from their places of work now creates heavy pressure on all means of transport. My hon. Friend will appreciate that, if I were to ask other authorities to take the step which he suggests, I should encourage demands for similar concessions from other classes of deserving people, and that the effect would be to stimulate still more travel. For this reason, I am afraid I cannot adopt his suggestion.