Mr. Wainwrightasked the Minister of Transport in view of the correspondence she has received from local authorities in the Dearne Valley constituency concerning the hardship which would be caused to the people in South Yorkshire who wish to spend their holidays on the East coast, whether she will withhold her consent from the closure of the Hull-Bridlington-Filey and Scarborough passenger railway line.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe question of giving or withholding consent to the closure of these passenger services does not yet arise since the Railways Board has asked314W only for my right hon. Friend's agreement to publication of a closure proposal under Section 56 of the Transport Act, 1962. If this were published the full statutory procedure for detailed consideration of objections to the proposal would follow and she would only then, after examining these and all the relevant social and economic factors, have to decide whether the services should continue.