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Mr. Collins
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in addition to the staggering of hours of work and of holidays, he will urge, in order to relieve weekend congestion on the railways, that firms should arrange for a proportion of staff holidays to start in midweek.
Mr. Barnes
I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour to the hon. Member for Acton (Mr. Sparks) on 27th March.
Lieut.-Commander Gurney Braithwaite
Is not this weekend congestion being rapidly adjusted by the rise in railway fares?