§ 61. Captain ARTHUR HOPEasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether he will consider the proposal of removing the Duke of York's statue and steps and making a road from Carlton House Terrace to the Mall, as this would relieve a great amount of the present congestion of the traffic in Trafalgar Square and the bottom of St. James's Street?
Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONNo such proposal is before the Department. It will, of course, receive careful consideration if put forward by the authorities responsible for regulating traffic in the Metropolis.
§ Captain HOPEDoes not the hon. Gentleman think it would go a long way towards obviating the congestion in Trafalgar Square if this road could be made?
§ Sir H. BRITTAINWould it not be possible to move the steps without the statue?