HC Deb 13 November 1957 vol 577 cc43-4W
3. Mr. Ernest Davies

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what steps have been taken to give effect to the recommendations contained in the Report on the Purchasing Procedure of the British Transport Commission, Command Paper No. 262.

26. Mr. D. Jones

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many of the recommendations of the Sir Harold Howitt Report have been put into effect by the British Transport Commission; and when it is expected they will be able to operate the remaining recommendations.

Mr. Watkinson

The British Transport Commission's new directive on purchasing procedure, the principles of which were endorsed by Sir Harold Howitt, is already being followed by all concerned. The other steps to give effect to the recommendations of the report are fully described by the Chairman of the Commission in a letter to me of 16th September published with the report. The only outstanding recommendation therefore concerns the policy and organisation for production in the railway workshops; this is still being studied by the Commission.