§ Mrs. Wiseasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will give a general direction to the nationalised industries concerned with public transport not to ban advertisements on political grounds, provided they are not in contravention of the law.
§ Dr. GilbertI have no powers to give such a direction. I understand that British Transport Advertising, and also the London Transport Executive, are guided by the Code of the Advertising Standards Authority in deciding on what advertisements to accept.