§ Mr. Whiteheadasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the progress made on the study of the future long-term demand for the provision of public passenger transport for inter-urban journeys as proposed in Volume I/5.47 of the recent Transport Policy Consultation Document.
§ Mr. William RodgersAlthough some preparatory work is in hand, I shall be consulting the transport operators and others principally concerned about the scope and objectives of the proposed study before I make a final decision about it.