Mr. Jenningsasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will appoint an independent committee, on the pattern of the Bowes Committee on Inland Waterways, to inquire into the organisation and finance of British Railways.
§ Mr. WatkinsonNo. As my hon. Friend will know, I have asked the British Transport Commission to prepare a report on their re-appraisal of the railways' modernisation plan and financial prospects.