In the Pious e This Week
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MR. MARPLES was asked in the IV". Commons this week to ensure that all road vehicles transporting coal were sheeted down to avoid danger to motorists by the discharge of dust. But the Minister said he had no evidence that the provisions of the Construction and Use Regulations governing danger from loads carried by vehicles were inadequate. Mr. F. J. Erroll, President of the Board of Trade, has received the report of the Monopolies Commission on the supply of electrical equipment for motor vehicles.
He told the Commons that it would be laid before Parliament " in due course ".
Thirty-four local authorities give various concessionary fares to retirement pensioners, under the Public Service Vehicles (Travel Concessions) Act of 1955 reported Mr. Marples.
Asked about convers:on of railway Lines into roads, Mr. Marples said the scope for this was bound to be limited for technical reasons, but the possibility would continue to be considered whenever suitable opportunities presented themselves.