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7th October 1966, Page 22
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Keywords : Haulage, Transport

I HAVE decided to review the general

scope and detailed provisions of vers' hours to bring them into line with )dern conditions on our roads," Mrs. rbara Castle, Minister of Transport,

d the Labour Party conference at Bright on Monday. She said that the maxiim of 11 hours in any day had been Id in 1930 when conditions were very ferent. Most European countries were md of us in this and it was time that maximum permitted hours were luced. Talks would start right away :h the organizations involved, including trade unions.

Earlier, Mrs. Castle had given the nference a pledge that legislation to ablish an integrated transport system nild be laid—she hoped in the next 3sion of Parliament. She was replying a debate in which Mr. Sidney Greene, neral secretary of the NUR, had moved composite resolution calling for such ;islation. Remarking that she intended integrate coastal shipping services into e national transport plan, Mrs. Castle id she would like to see them used more r the transport of "awkward indivisible ads which clutter up the roads."

Some delegates had demanded plans for iationalization of road haulage and Mr. ex Kitson. general secretary of the Scottish mmercial Motormen's Union, was applauded ien he said: "The one way this transport instry can be controlled is through the reflationzation of the road haulage industry, and the oner the better".

On this point, the Transport Minister replied at there was a lot to be said for not recreating publicly-owned freight monopoly, though ey must insist that the competition from pri

te hauliers should be fair which it was not day, she added.

She reiterated points in the Transport White mer concerning the need for new public trans>rt area authorities and she visualized these :ing free to subsidize public transport systems DM local revenue through road pricing, if at were feasible.

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