§ Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Minister of Transport if he will give a general direction in the public interest to the British Railways Board not to withdraw coal handling facilities from local railway stations, in view of the increased cost of coal to consumers resulting from this action.
§ Mr. Tom FraserNo. Nor can I accept that the rationalisation of the railways coal handling facilities leads in itself to any overall increase in the cost of coal to consumers.