§ 72. Mr. Awberyasked the Minister of Transport if he is aware of that part of the Rochdale Report dealing with the shift from rail transport where it is under-employed to road transport where it is congested, especially on roads leading to large docks; and what consideration he has given on the grounds of national importance to the reorganisation of the inland transport system.
§ Mr. MarplesI am aware of the part of the Rochdale Report referred to; and I can certainly assure the hon. Member that the Government's attitude to the Report, as to all problems of inland transport, is wholly based on considerations of the national interest.