§ 19. Sir G. Foxasked the Minister of War Transport why he has approved the application of the City of Oxford Motor Services to run omnibus services from Nettlebed and Ewelme, and has refused the applications of the local motor omnibus companies to provide such services; and if he will in future give preference to applications from local companies and reconsider his present decision.
§ Mr. BarnesIn deciding on applications to provide stage carriage services the Regional Transport Commissioners have regard to the provisions of Section 72 of the Road Traffic Act, 1930. The City of Oxford Motor Services have served the route between Nettlebed and Henley for many years and I see no reason to interfere with the Commissioner's decision to authorise them to restor prewar facilities in preference to licensing another operator who has not hitherto undertaken stage carriage work. The Commissioner still has under consideration the competing applications to increase the omnibus service from Ewelme to Wallingford.