Mr. Wilson rejects Bill probe
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• The Prime Minister was urged this week tc call a conference on productivity to consider the effects on trade and industry of the Transport Bill But he rejected the idea, saying that the National Economic Developrnen. Council had estimated that at worst there would be an average increase of 0.2 per ceni on industrial costs, less than Id in the £ or prices to consumers.
Mr. Wilson said representations, mostly "of a uniform character" by firms in the roac transport industry, he passed to Mrs. Castle to deal with.
Liberal leader Mr. Jeremy Thorpe told hirr that trade and industry were already fully aware that nine-tenths of the Bill would have a disastrous effect on the economy; the Govern. ment were apparently the only people left whc were in ignorance of this.