HC Deb 29 July 1946 vol 426 cc74-5W
85. Sir J. Lucas

asked the Minister of Transport whether any compensation is payable by the railway companies to growers of perishable foodstuffs whose consignments are ruined by unauthorised strikes.

Mr. Barnes

Under the standard terms and conditions of carriage of merchandise, authorised by the Railway Rates Tribunal under the provisions of the Railways Act, 1921, the railway companies are not held liable for loss, damage or delay proved by the railway companies to have been caused by strikes. The relevant conditions are No. 17 and No. G.14.