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21st April 1933, Page 56
21st April 1933
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IN PARLIAMENT

By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent London's New Transport Statute.

THE London Passenger Transport Bill received the Royal Assent on Thursday, April 13, and is now an Act of Parliament. The Act, for most purposes, comes into operation at the beginning of July, when the Transport Board will have been formed and be ready to assume the great responsibilities placed upon it by Parliament. The Passage of the Act constitutes a record in respect of its progress, having been kept alive over three sessions in two separate Parliaments and having survived, although in modified form, prolonged and bitter controversy.

Traffic Light in an Emergency. AN interesting point was raised by Capt. Erskine-Bolst in the House of Commons when he desired to know whether, in view of the general installation of traffic-governing lights, any classes of the community such as police and firemen had the right in case of an emergency to ignore them. The Home Secretary, Sir John Gilmour, stated that there was no statutory exeMption for any classes of the community from the provisions of the Road Traffic Act as to conforming to the indication given by a traffic sign, but he did not think any special provision was necessary.

Railway Electrification.

THE Minister of Transport stated last week that the railway companies.were pursuing investigations into the problem of the main-line electrification in the light of the Weir report, and they had informed him that when the London Passenger Transport Bill had become law they would be prepared to submit to the Standing Joint Committee of the Transport Board and the Railway Companies, which the Bill proposed to set up, certain schemes relating to the electrification of London suburban 'railways.

Traffic Commissioners' Places of Meeting.

TuE Minister of Transport was asked by Mr. Hutchison whether he was aware that the Traffic Commissioners who decided on the arrangements for Essex usually met at Cambridge, which was an inconvenient place for residents in the Essex areas, and whether arrangements could be made for this body, when considering purely local applications, to meet in places Convenient for the parties concerned. Mr. Stanley stated that it was the practice of the Commissioners to hold public sittings in various towns, suiting the convenience of applicants and objectors. Urgent applications, however, bad to be fitted into the programme as best might be. During the past six months the Traffic Commissioners for the Eastern Area had held sittings on 25 days at Cambridge. On 27 days they sat at other towns, namely, Colchester, Hertford, Ipswich, Norwich and Southend. Road and Rail Traffic Bill: Future Plans.

THE Road and Rail Traffic Bill having been circulated to Members of Parliament only a few hours before they dispersed for the Easter Recess, indications of Lobby opinion were unobtainable. When the House resumes on April 25 meetings of the groups interested in road-transport matters will be called almost immediately to consider the proposals. As the Chancellor of the Exchequer is making his Budget statement on the day of the re-assembly, it will be possible at the same time to have a full view of the Government's intentions regarding both sections of the Salter Report—regulation and taxation. The second-reading debate is rot expected to take place for some weeks to come.

Loans for Roads and Bridges.

ATR. STANLEY states that ten 13'3-applications from local authorities for loans in respect of tramways, light railways, trolley vehicles, harbours and piers have been received by his department, all of which have been granted. Sanction was asked for the borrowing of £160,921 and granted in respect of £160,721. Applications for sanctions to loans for highways and bridges are made to the Minister of Health and dealt with in consultation with the Ministry of Transport. During the six months ended March 31 last loans amounting to £1,866,000 were sanctioned to 140 authorities and applications from 13 authorities, totalling £153,000, were refused.


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