§ Mr. Ernest Daviesasked the Minister of Transport in how many cases of acquisition of road haulage undertakings under the Transport Act, 1947, provisional ascertainment of compensation had been made up to 31st October, 1951; the amount involved and the sum paid out as at that date; and in how many cases compensation had not yet been provisionally ascertained.
§ Mr. MaclayThe number of cases in which provisional or final ascertainments of compensation had been calculated in respect of transfers of road haulage undertakings acquired by the Commission following notices of acquisition under
348WSeptember, 1951, which is the latest available:
the Transport Act, 1947, up to 31st October, 1951, was 2,844, and the amount of such ascertainments was £34.4 million. The sum paid out to that date was £30.3 million. The number of cases in which provisional ascertainments had not been calculated at that date was 406.
§ Mr. Ernest Daviesasked the Minister of Transport the number of road haulage undertakings acquired by the British Transport Commission by 31st October, 1951; and the number of vehicles and trailers involved.
§ Mr. MaclayI am informed by the British Transport Commission that the figures asked for are:
Number of road haulage undertakings acquired 3,727 Number of vehicles 43,731 Number of trailers 4,998