§ Mr. Fortasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many road service licences have been voluntarily surrendered in England and Wales in the years 1949, 1955, 1956 and 1957; and what was the total road mileage involved in each of those years.
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§ Mr. WatkinsonI understand my hon. Friend has rural transport in mind. In 1955, 1956 and 1957, the number of licences voluntarily surrendered for services in rural areas in England and Wales which were not replaced either partially or entirely by new services, and the total route mileage involved, were:
— Number of licences Total route mileage 1955 45 610 1956 61 680 1957 70 801 In some of these cases other services were already operating and continued to operate along the routes in question. Comparable figures for 1949 are not available.