§ 57. Mr. Tudor Watkinsasked the Minister of Transport whether he has sought the observations of the Council of Wales and the Secretary of State for 219W Wales on the Report he has received from the Transport Users' Consultative Committee for Wales and Monmouthshire on the proposal of the Railways Board to withdraw the passenger train service from the Central Wales line; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MarshI have not yet received the views of either the Welsh Council or the Secretary of State on the Railways Board's proposal to withdraw passenger services from the Central Wales Line. I shall, of course, take full account of their views before reaching a decision.