Clause 1. — (Disposal of Commission's Existing Road Haulage Undertaking.)

Part of Orders of the Day — Transport Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 3 December 1952.

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Photo of Mr Niall Macpherson Mr Niall Macpherson , Dumfriesshire 12:00, 3 December 1952

That is a point I particularly wanted to make. The hon. Member for Ayrshire, Central (Mr. Manuel) talks about the Highlands. If he will go to the Highlands—and he knows that I come from there—he will find that the services at present given are in no wise better, and in many cases far worse, than the services given before. I am referring to road haulage services. One test is, can we get goods carried when we want them carried, instead of having to wait for a regular service which might operate only one day a week? That is the test. Another test is that of efficiency and cost.

It would be most unfair to Scotland if we accepted this Amendment. We should be leaving Scotland outside the benefits of this Bill. We in Scotland have a right to as cheap and efficient a service as the rest of the country and if we accepted this Amendment we should be denying Scotland that right.