§ 54 and 55. Dame Irene Wardasked the Minister of Transport (1) whether he will refer to the appropriate Transport Users' Consultative Committee the proposed closure by the British Transport Commission of the electric railway on Tyneside, at present running at a loss, in view of the number of commuters involved;
42W(2) what capital allocation of money for the development of adequate roads and services to meet the traffic demands resulting from the closure of the electric railway on Tyneside has been made; and on what date the work will commence.
§ 56. Mr. Montgomeryasked the Minister of Transport if he will refer to the appropriate Transport Users' Consultative Committee the proposed closure by the British Transport Commission of the North and South Tyneside electrified railway, in view of the number of travellers involved.
§ Mr. MarplesThe Commission would put any proposal for closing this railway to the Transport Users' Consultative Committee, who would then consider any objections from users. But I am informed that the Commission have made no such proposal and the question of providing alternative facilities does not therefore arise at present.