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I F the Government wanted to gil transport a priority on the London, the Minister of Transpcx demonstrate to the bus driver proposed to do it, and what his lc objectives were, said Mr. Richar (Lab., Greenwich) last week.
He doubted whether anyone at ment level had tried to do this, Mr. Marsh, who was suppor unsuccessful Opposition attempt 1 that a majority of the member London Transport Board mu "wide experience of . . an capacity in" the capital's (ramp It was against this backgrot they told the Government t persons they appointed must no in the boardroom, but must go the garages, talk to the men, un their problems and tell them v problems of the Board were, Marsh.
The M.P. whose amendment Transport Bill was being disc' Standing Committee, Mr. Charlc (Oldham East), said that if peo to be appointed to run Lonclot port they should have some kr of all the problems and some ex of this great undertaking of mo million people.
But Mr. John Hay, Parlia Secretary to the Ministry of Ti pointed out to him that the Bill contained the words "urban tit —and " urban " covered Londo "There is the hypothetical which might arise in which pert wanted a new member for the Board and there was available very experienced in urban tran Manchester or some other par country who was a " natural' t( the London Board. That is whv the word urban' rather than ' Li