HC Deb 16 June 1947 vol 438 c159W
Mr. Law

asked the Minister of Transport if he will give the list of categories in the priority groups for whom 43 per cent. of the first-class sleeper accommodation is reserved on the night trains between Euston and Manchester.

Mr. Barnes

The percentages of priority passengers in each category, for whom first-class berths were reserved on the Manchester route during four recent weeks, were:—1. Business and Professional, 46.5 per cent.; 2. Ministers. Peers and Members of Parliament, 45.5 per cent.; 3. Civil Servants, 7.5 per cent.; 4. Armed Services. .5 per cent.—100 per cent.

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