§ MR. HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)asked the honourable Member 754 representing the First Commissioner of Works, Whether the carriage roads between Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park Corner, between Storey's Gate and Marlborough House, between the Horse Guard's Gate, Whitehall, and the Duke of York Steps, between Storey's Gate and Buckingham Palace, are maintained directly or indirectly from public funds contributed by taxes or rates; and, if so, by what authority and in what manner is their use by the public restricted; and, if, considering the great pressure of traffic in the streets, especially at this season, and the inconvenience and expense occasioned by such restrictions to many inhabitants of the Metropolis and visitors thereto, Her Majesty's Government will take steps for their removal or modification?
MR. LEVESON GOWER (A LORD of the TREASURY) (Stafford, N.W.), in reply, said, that the roads in question were maintained out of the funds voted in respect of the Royal Parks. The restrictions as to the use of the roads had been laid down in former times, and had been maintained in the Parks Regulation Act, 1872. The First Commissioner of Works was not aware of any intention on the part of the Government to make any alteration in the use of the roads.
§ MR. HOWARD VINCENTgave Notice to move—
That, in the opinion of this House, no restrictions inconsistent with public safety, the exigencies of traffic, and the comfort or convenience of the Royal Family, should be placed upon the use of roads in the Metropolis and other populous places maintained by rates or taxes.