§ 43. Mr. MARJORIBANKSasked the Minister of Transport whether he will consider issuing to registered medical practitioners special road passes, or whether he will authorise the attachment of special signs, horns, or lights to the cars of registered medical practitioners so that police officers on point duty shall give them special facilities through traffic in cases of emergency?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on this subject on 25th Feb- 387 ruary to the hon. Member for Devonport (Mr. Hore-Belisha), of which I am sending him a copy.
§ Mr. MARJORIBANKSIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that this has become a matter of public controversy since then, and is he also aware that Canada has adopted this system, that it has worked well, and that I believe the terms for penalties in the case of improper use have also worked well, and will he look into the matter, in view of Canadian experience?
§ Mr. MORRISONI have carefully considered the matter, but the number of priorities which would have to be issued would be so large that I am afraid it would involve serious interference with the free flow of traffic.
§ Mr. MARJORIBANKSWill the right hon. Gentleman look into the Canadian experience and see how it has worked?