HC Deb 27 October 1976 vol 918 cc249-51W
37. Mr. Ron Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish a White Paper on transport policy.

54. Mr. Bagier

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish a White Paper on transport policy.

57. Mr. Forman

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will publish a statement of the Government's transport policy in the near future.

65. Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the Consultative Document on Transport.

69. Mr. Moonman

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the Consultative Document on Transport.

Mr. Canavan

asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many representations he has now received about the Consultative Document on Transport.

Mr. William Rodgers

I would refer my hon. Friends and the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to my hon. Friends the Members for Aberdare (Mr. Evans) and Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Cook) and the hon. Members for Altring-ham and Sale (Mr. Montgomery) and Reading, North (Mr. Durant).

49. Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will publish a summary of the representations and proposals he has received in response to his Green Paper on future Transport Policy.

Mr. William Rodgers

Most of the major organisations and interests have already made their comments publicly available and these have been widely reported. It would not be feasible to produce a meaningful and fair summary of over 1,000 comments, many of them lengthy and closely argued.

68. Mr. Walter Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the railway unions on the Government's Consultative Document on Transport; and when he proposes to issue a White Paper on the subject.

Mr. William Rodgers

I have arranged meetings with the main rail unions next month to discuss their responses to the Consultation Document. As I have said in reply to earlier Questions today, my aim is to publish a White Paper in the spring of next year.