§ 105. Mr. Warbeyasked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the anti-nationalisation campaign now being conducted by the four main-line railway companies, in conjunction with the Road Haulage Association, through the medium of pamphlets and advertisements in the public Press; whether an estimate of the cost of this campaign was submitted by the railway companies at the time of their latest application for an increase in fares; and what 37W steps he is taking to ensure that the cost of this campaign shall not fall upon public funds.
§ Mr. BarnesI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Central Hackney (Mr. H. Hynd) on 12th March last. As expenditure incurred for the purpose in question does not fall upon the control account, no estimate of the cost was submitted at the recent hearing of the Charges Consultative Committee.