§ 56. Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Minister of Transport if he will issue a general direction to the British Transport Commission to carry out an investigation into the most efficient and least costly methods of carrying coal by rail and canal direct from collieries to industrial users and coal storage centres.
§ Mr. MarplesNo. This is a matter of management for which the British Transport Commission are responsible but they inform me that they are already engaged on an investigation of coal traffic movements which should provide this information.