HC Deb 27 October 1976 vol 918 cc255-6W
63. Mr. Corbett

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what action he has taken on the recommendation of the Central Transport Consultative Committee that British Rail should continue the carriage of unaccompanied livestock, including pigeons and budgerigars.

Mr. William Rodgers

As my hon. Friend knows, the committee recommended that the British Railways Board should be asked not to curtail the acceptance of unaccompanied livestock. The Board has agreed to re-examine the question in the light of this recommendation and in the meantime to continue carrying the traffic.