§ Mr. Gregor Mackenzieasked the Minister of Transport what arrangements he is making to assess research needs in the field of transport.
§ Mr. MarshAdvice is already available to me from the Advisory Council on Road Research and various other bodies, but with the widening scope and increased importance of research on transport I feel the need for more com-286W prehensive arrangements. I am therefore in consultation with my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales with a view to setting up a new central body to advise on transport research matters generally. Consultations about this body are nearly complete and I expect to make an announcement shortly