§ Mr. Mathewasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will take action in conjunction with the Departments and authorities concerned to formulate definite proposals for legislation on bank holiday changes and earlier summer and General Certificate of Education exami- 146W nation times as outlined in the White Paper on Staggered Holidays;
(2) if he will make recommendations for action on staggered holidays, after he has taken into consideration not only public reaction to Command Paper No. 2105, but also the latest reports for 1963 of traffic and other holiday congestion, especially in the holiday areas in south-west England; and by when he expects to be able to announce such recommendations.
§ Mr. ErrollIf public reaction to the White Paper continues to be favourable, I would propose to arrange in the autumn for consultations with the organisations concerned about how the White Paper could most effectively be followed up. I would expect that these consultations would cover all the remedial measures discussed in the White Paper. Most of these measures would not require legislation.