§ Mr. Hornbyasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what response he has received to his recent efforts to persuade more firms in central London to stagger their hours of work.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe "Crush Hour" Committee has recently reported that 200 central London firms employing 25,000 staff have introduced staggered working hours and that the numbers travelling at the peak time of 5.30 p.m. have been reduced by 10,000. An up-to-date survey of the starting and finishing times of some 500,000 workers in Central London is now being prepared. The survey, which covers new office buildings recently brought into use, will assist the planning of the next attack on the most crowded periods of the rush hour.