§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement concerning his official talks with the Minister of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland about railway services.
§ Mr. MarplesMy right hon. Friend the Home Secretary and I recently had a general discussion with Mr. Faulkner about a number of transport matters, on which we have agreed to keep in touch. Where railway services are concerned I explained the background against which the British Railways Board were preparing proposals for the future railway system here. I described also the arangements, under the Transport Act, 1962, for dealing with railway closures.