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Title: Transport Users Consultative Committee, 1958. Who represents passengers NOW? Post by: grahame on May 18, 2023, 11:00:18 From Hansard, 18th June 1858 (https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1958/jun/18/transport-users-consultative-committees)
Quote Mr. Brockway (Fenner Brockway, Eton and Slough, Labour) asked: May I ask the Parliamentary Secretary whether he will use his influence with his right hon. Friend to make these committees more representative, more dynamic and more effective? Is he aware that there is notone in a thousand railway passengers who has any knowledge of these committees and that these committees are supposed to represent their interests? Mr. Nugent (Richard Nugent, Guildford, Conservative) (for Govt.) replied: The representation on these committees conforms, of course, exactly with the terms of the 1947 Act. I think that when the hon. Gentleman gets the long schedule of those who are on these committees he will see that they are very fully representative of the general railway users. Transport User's Consultative Committee, 1958. Representatives of: National Farmers Union National Farmers Union of Scotland National Union of Manufacturers Federation of British Industries National Coal Board Association of British Chambers of Commerce Parliamentary Committee Co-opertive Union Ltd Central Council of Britsh Shipping Trades Union Congress County Councils' Association Association of Municipal Corporations Scottish Local Authorities British Transport Was that a reasonable mix in those days for passenger consultancy representatives? What do we have these days, and is it more represntative? Is it effective? Title: Re: Transport Users Consultative Committee, 1958. Who represents passengers NOW? Post by: ChrisB on May 18, 2023, 12:54:45 Where’s it say ‘Passenger’??
Yes, included in “Transport Users” in amongst mostly freight/commercial users - passenvers were not the major consideration of the TUCCs as legislated, but towards abolishment, they did start to look after passdngers more majorly & adopted members from more passenger-oridnted bodies. Now? Depending on the subject either Transport Focus or the Ombudsman is meant to represent the user. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |