§ Mr. Pavittasked the Minister of Transport (1) what procedures she adopts in order to obtain advice before appointing members to the Central Transport Consultative Committee for Great Britain; which bodies she consults; and which bodies are invited to suggest names for appointment;
(2) what procedures she adopts in order to obtain advice before appointing members to Area Transport Users' Consultative Committees; which bodies she consults; and which bodies are invited to suggest names for appointment.
§ Mr. John Morris:My right hon. Friend is required by Section 56(2) of the Transport Act, 1962 to consult bodies which appear to her to be representative of user interests. She has therefore compiled a list of bodies from whom she invites nominations for consideration for appointment to the Central Committee and the Area Committees. The list has recently been extended to secure a wider representation of all classes of rail user.
Those who are appointed are regarded as representatives of users at large and not of the bodies who nominate them.
The revised list of bodies is as follows:
Confederation of British Industry. Parliamentary Co-operative Union. Trade Union Congress. or their equivalents in Scotland and Wales. County Councils Association. Association of Municipal Corporations. Rural District Councils Association. Urban District Councils Association. National Association of Parish Councils National Farmers Union. Association of British Chambers of Commerce. Working Men's Club and Institute Union Ltd. Women's Royal Voluntary Service. National Federation of Women's Institutes. National Federation of Old Age Pensioners Associations. Scottish or Wales Tourist Board or British Travel Association. The Ramblers Association. National Park Planning Boards (in those applicable). County or Area Associations for Disabled Persons. National Joint Council of Working Women's Associations