§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Transport what steps the Government are taking to carry out the undertaking of the previous Government to give assistance to Aberdeen Harbour Board to build terminal buildings in Aberdeen for a ferry service between Scandinavia and Aberdeen.
§ Mr. T. FraserI am not aware of any such undertaking and I understand that the Harbour Board has no present scheme for terminal buildings. The Board can
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§ Mr. T. FraserI am looking into this case. It would be inappropriate for me to say more just now since there might be proceedings. There are about 21,000 garages authorised to test vehicles under the vehicle testing scheme and these are normally inspected twice a year by my vehicle examiners. Standards and conditions for testing are prescribed in the Regulations and we receive few complaints about the operation of the scheme. I shall consider whether closer supervision of authorised garages is necessary.