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UPPORT for bus services in any part of the country should be first and foremost a local ponsibility, declared Mrs. Barbara Castle en she was questioned about rural services t week. She pointed out, however, that she had wided in her White Paper for an Exchequer itribution as well.
One way of solving the problem—by forcing erators to provide services—was flatly rejected the Minister.
Mr. Elystan Morgan (Labour, Cardiganre) had suggested legislation to bring this about ten there was a clear public demand in a rural m, but Mrs. Castle said she did not think such ,islation was appropriate.
A positive transport plan for rural areas was ;ondition of life for many outlying parts and the mmunities living in them, pointed out Mr. organ—and was told that the Minister was ?are of these problems.
But the method proposed by Mr. Morgan was 1 the right way of tackling them, said Mrs. istle. The right way was through the policy cision announced in the White Paper—that ere must be financial help for these services rural areas.