§ Mr. Gourlayasked the Minister of Transport how many road checks were made by his officers on commercial vehicles in Scotland in 1963; how many vehicles were examined; and how many were suspended from use as a result of these examinations.
§ Mr. MarplesDuring 1963 there were 326 road checks in Scotland. 4,069 goods vehicles were examined, of which 1,658 were prohibited from use until defects had been made good.
— Debt Rate of Interest £ s. d. Per cent. per annum British Railways Board: Total debt … … … 1,562,061,697 17 11 Suspended debt … … … 704,951,056 17 11 Interest bearing debt … … … 857,110,641 0 0 5.58 London Transport Board … … … 161,830,904 0 0 3.40 British Transport Docks Board … … 84,116,192 0 0 3.61 British Waterways Board … … … 19,252,928 0 0 3.77 Transport Holding Company … … … 122,503,436 0 0 3.11 The above amounts and rates of interest are in accordance with the recommendations made to me by Messrs. Binder, Hamlyn & Co., chartered accountants, whom I appointed to advise me on these matters. Copies of their report have been placed in the Library.