§ 19. Mr. FREEMANasked the. Minister of Transport whether he has any report to make on the new highway code of rules for motorists and pedestrians?
§ The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Mr. Herbert Morrison)A draft of the Highway Code was circulated to the various authorities, associations and other bodies concerned in the middle of December and was given wide publicity in the Press. The observations and suggestions submitted from all quarters are being carefully considered and a conference, over which the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry will preside, is being held to-morrow for the purpose of obtaining the views of those bodies on certain suggestions received.
§ Mr. FREEMANCan the right hon. Gentleman give any indication when the code will come into effective operation and how he intends to define major and minor roads?
§ Mr. MORRISONOn the second point, I do not think that I ought to anticipate matters. The code cannot come into force until it has been confirmed by both Houses of Parliament. I hope to submit the code for approval within the next few weeks.
§ Mr. FREEMANHas the right hon. Gentleman any further intention of defining what signals pedestrians should give to motorists?
§ Mr. MORRISONThat point is under consideration.