Mr. Hay Talks About the Common Market
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SPEAK1NG at the annual banquet of the Road Haulage Association at Brighton last week, Mr. John Hay. Parliamentary Secretary to thc Minister of Transport, complimented The Commercial Motor on its " excellent " series of articles published recently on the Common Market.
Whatever changes resulted from closer co-operation with the Continent, they would represent a challenge for transport, Mr. Hay said, but he added reassuringly: "This should not really worry you. Road haulage's great strength comes from its flexibility and its capacity for meeting new needs and new circumstances."
Mr. Hay said a new division had been set up at the Ministry of Transport to prepare for detailed discussions of transport problems as negotiations for Britain's entry into the Common Market pro ceeded. This had already proved of value.
Regarding the reorganization of the British Transport Commission, Mr. Hay said it was the Government's intention to put a stop to the appalling loss of over £100 m. a year. But in endeavouring to provide the most efficient system of transport it was not their intention to restrict the activities of road haulage.
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"Miners' Coal" Grant
MR. JOHN IRVINE CRICHTON, of G I emnavies. Airdrie, successfully applied Co the Scottish Licensing Authority, Mr. W. F. Quin. in Glasgow last week for a B licence for one vehicle of 2-k tons to carry miners' concessionary coal within 10 miles of his operating centre.
The application was granted subject to written acceptance being received from the Mine Workers' Union.
SEA DIVERSION PLAN rONCERN was expressed at a meeting
of the South Durham and Tees-side Chamber of Commerce over Ministry of Transport plans to introduce legislation to divert the transport of heavy loads from roads to coastal shipping.