§ 2. Mr. DAYasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any special instructions have been issued to the police in the Metropolitan district with reference to the by-law which has been in force since the 12th March, 1914, with regard to slow-moving traffic keeping near the kerb; and can he give particulars?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir William Joynson-Hicks)The matter is dealt with in the General Orders of the Force, and further instructions have been given by way of memoranda. I will send the hon. Member a copy of one of the memoranda which deals with the subject in some detail.
§ Mr. DAYDoes not the right hon. Gentleman think it would greatly facilitate traffic if this by-law were strongly adhered to?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI think it would, but, of course, the hon. Member must understand that the police must exercise those powers with reason, having regard to the traffic of the locality; and the orders in the memorandum are that it is desirable to keep slow-running traffic to the side.