§ 35. Colonel APPLINasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the danger to Members of this House and other pedestrians crossing from the Abbey to the Palace of Westminster due to the excessive speed of motor traffic through Old Palace Yard; and if he will issue Regulations for a speed limit through these precincts of the House?
§ Colonel ASHLEYI am informed that, mainly owing to the close police supervision of traffic in the precincts of this House, the danger to pedestrians is negligible. As regards the suggestion that a speed limit be imposed, I am of opinion that the traffic conditions in this neighbourhood render it unnecessary, and that the enforcement of a speed limit might in fact aggravate the existing traffic congestion without adding to the safety of pedestrians.