asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport if he is aware that cockles con- signed to Bradford from Barrow, Scotland, usually occupy as much as four clays in transport, in consequence of which they become unfit for food and are wasted; and, if so, will he therefore make representations to the railway companies involved, seeing that the traders themselves have failed to get satisfaction?

I am not, aware of the circumstances referred to, but if I am furnished with particulars showing that avoidable delays take place in the conveyance of this traffic by rail, I should be happy to bring the facts to the notice of the railway companies concerned.