asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply (1) whether he is aware of representations made by the haulage industry that, where and when practicable, goods vehicles should be offered on release from service to the haulage industry when hauliers' applications had been recommended; how many goods vehicles have been released from service and disposed of to hauliers during this year; and how many have been sold to dealers respectively?

(2) with reference to the vehicles disposed of by his Department this year by tender, how many of these were goods vehicles; what steps were taken to make the proposal public; and whether, in view of the need for such vehicles by the haulage industry, any notification of the disposal was given to the London Haulage Contractors' Association or the National Road Transport Federation or to what other representative body?