§ 37. Captain BOURNE (for Sir JOSEPH LAMB)asked the Minister of Transport whether he has had under consideration the expediency of restoring and reconstructing the London-Worcester direct road between Wheatley and Over-Kiddington to enable traffic to Worcester and to Birmingham to by-pass Oxford and, if so, with what result; and whether, pending such reconstruction, he will cause the existing route to be efficiently signposted for the guidance of through traffic?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONConsideration has been given to this suggestion, but it is doubtful whether its adoption would lead to any marked diminution of traffic in Oxford. The route referred to is a factor in the problem as a whole, but in any event it would be inadvisable to encourage its extended use by through traffic until considerable and extensive improvements have been effected.