HC Deb 29 March 1968 vol 761 c350W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Minister of Transport what reply she proposes to make to communications she has received regarding the extra transport costs estimated to be incurred by the Fort William paper mill, the seaweed factory at Balcardine and the Sutherland Trading Company, as a result of the provisions of the Transport Bill.

Mr. Carmichael

We have received a copy of the statement prepared by Wiggins Teape Pulp and Paper Mill at Fort William asking for exemptions for certain kinds of traffic from some of the provisions in the Transport Bill dealing with quantity licensing and drivers' hours. I will send the hon. Member a copy of our reply. We have no record of any correspondence with the seaweed factory at Balcardine or the Sutherland Trading Co.

Mrs. Ewing

asked the Minister of Transport what reply she has sent to the communication she has received from the Multiple Shops Federation on the rise of 3d. in the £ sterling on prices, as a result of the road transport sections of the Transport Bill.

Mr. Carmichael

We received this letter on 25th March. I will send the hon. Member a copy of our reply in which we shall point out that neither the new carriers licensing proposals nor the reductions in drivers' hours need add substantially to the costs of distribution

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