asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he will consider the running of special trains for holiday makers in the Lancashire towns during their their wakes.

I regret that in present circumstances it is not possible to provide additional trains for holiday travel and this general rule must also apply to Lancashire towns during their wakes.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport what steps he has taken to ensure that confusion, in respect of wakes holidays, does not interfere with war traffic and the movement of war equipment and entail the unnecessary use of rolling stock.

No additional trains will be provided for wakes weeks or town holidays, and there will, therefore, be no unnecessary use of rolling stock and no interference with the movement of essential traffic.