'Manic desire' to close post services
26th November 1971, Page 14
26th November 1971
Page 14
Page 14, 26th November 1971
— 'Manic desire' to close post services
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Keywords :
Parliament Of The United Kingdom, Politics Of The United Kingdom, British People, Christopher Chataway, Itn, Knights Bachelor, North Cornwall, John Pardoe, Politics
• In view of the "manic desire" of both the National Bus Company and the Post Office to close their separate services in the rural areas, the use of post and passenger bus services was the only way to prolong services in the rural communities, claimed Mr John Pardoe (Liberal, North Cornwall) in the Commons.
He urged Mr Christopher Chataway, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, to accept a degree of responsibility for these services.
Mr Chataway replied that the Post Office was always willing to consider on their merits applications for postal bus services, though Ministers responsible for the environment had made clear the sort of difficulties that arose in connection with such proposals.