Passenger Transport Vehicles (Construction Order)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 21 December 1944.

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Photo of Mr Philip Noel-Baker Mr Philip Noel-Baker , Derby 12:00, 21 December 1944

I would not like to provoke the hon. Lady and I had no such intention. I will admit to her that I think my Noble Friend does right to follow the procedure which has been followed by his predecessors when carrying out the statutory obligation to consult representative organisations. He has done exactly the same as they have always done and I venture to think that he has been right. He received the last answers about the end of October and on 31st October he closed the list. On 20th November he made his decision and communicated it to those who had submitted the original Memorandum. I am now informed that they included the L.P.T.B., who were therefore bound by the statement of April, to which, on their behalf, someone had set his name. With that record, I challenge my hon. Friend to say that there has been delay.