HC Deb 17 July 1967 vol 750 cc182-3W
106. Mr. Spriggs

asked the Minister of Transport if she will seek to institute an inquiry into the serious loss of important industrial traffic to the railways which affects the lines serving the community and industries and the jobs of railwaymen, with power to call upon any body or persons, who are in a position to give evidence, and issue a report.

Mr. John Morris

We see no need for such an inquiry. The Railways Board is making strenuous efforts, by the development of new techniques and services, to win back industrial traffic lost to rail and to offset the effects of declining output on major traffics such as coal and steel products.

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