§ 51. Commander Purseyasked the Minister of Transport what information he has from the Railways Board as to the use now being made of the Hull-Hornsea and the Hull-Withernsea railway lines for goods traffic, and over what length; whether the tracks of the remainder of the lines are to be retained; whether consideration will be given to the carriage of passengers in summer months; and whether he will make a statement as to the future of these lines.
§ Mr. Tom FraserI have no information about the present use of these lines for freight traffic: this is a matter for the Railways Board.
The tracks will be retained for the time being under the general arrangement which I announced on 4th November. This will ensure that they are available for any future needs that may emerge from the development of a regional transport plan. But at present I have no power to restore any of the services to whose withdrawal my predecessor gave his consent last July.