Rodgers 'up to oh tricks'
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OPPOSITION transp spokesman Norman Fow has written to the Prime 1V ister asking about the use Government resources what he describes as an el tion briefing for Labour MI Mr Fowler says that thi the second time that Tra port Minister William Rodg has been involved in questh on this subject during the of this Parliament.
The Prime Minister v asked for assurances that 19-page document, setting ( the Government's views of transport record accompan by a letter from Mr Rodgc did not mean that pub money was used for eh tioneering.
Mr Fowler has also asl. Mr Callaghan who put t briefing together and he wa assurances that no civil s vants inside the Departmeni Transport were involved.
And Mr Fowler wants as rances that such action lnot been taken by other m isters and that this is n Government policy.
This week Mr Fowler addi "The most serious questi raised here is the use of pub funds for party political pi poses. This is the second tir that action by the curre Secretary of State for Trar port has raised this questior he said.
"This new letter shows th Mr Rodgers is up to his c tricks," says Mr Fowler.
THE GOVERNMENT is no claiming credit for the intr duction of EEC legislation in Britain, says opposition trail port spokesman Norma Fowler.
In a policy briefing, tl Government claims to hal introduced measures i "civilise" the heavy lorry. Th is the first time that the Go• erment has made a claim this kind, Mr Fowler told CM Improvements listed incluc heavier taxation, a tightel ing-up on maintenancean overloading, the EEC driver hours regulations and the sei ting up of the Foster Cori mittee into 0licensing.