§ 111. Mr. D. Jonesasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if in the national interest, in view of the threat of dislocation in railway workshops caused by the decision of the British Transport Commission to order the locomotives required for the modernisation programme from outside firms, he will give a general direction to the Commission that railway workshops should always be used to capacity for work which they are capable of doing.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterNo. The British Transport Commission made it clear in its announcement on 22nd November that its present orders for diesel locomotives refer to pilot models for trial purposes and these orders should not be taken as an indication of permanent policy. Such policy will be discussed with the unions concerned through the joint consultative machinery.