§ 67. Sir M. Stoddart-Scottasked the Minister of Transport if he has yet received the West Yorkshire Land Use-Transportation Study; whether the report covers the Leeds-Bradford-Ilkley area; what conclusions it reaches with regard to the maintaining of the Leeds-Ilkley, Bradford-Ilkley railway lines the closure of which is now proposed.
§ Mr. CarmichaelNo. The report on this Study is not yet complete. I understand it covers the Leeds-Bradford-Ilkley area and, as my right hon. Friend told the hon. and gallant Member on 25th November, 1968, we expect to be able to take account of its findings20W before taking a decision on the Leeds/Bradford-Ilkley rail closure proposal.—[Vol. 774, c. 37.]