HC Deb 08 February 1932 vol 261 cc489-90
92. Sir W. DAVISON

asked the First Commissioner of Works the position and area of the strip of the Green Park which has recently been offered to the Westminster City Council for the widening of Piccadilly; whether this offer has been accepted; and, if so, whether it will involve the cutting down of any trees at present standing in the Green Park?

The FIRST COMMISSIONER of WORKS (Mr. Ormsby-Gore)

I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to his question on the 20th January, 1931, of which I am sending him a copy. Two small plane trees have been removed, and it is now found that a third must be sacrificed. I am considering the advisability of planting other trees to replace them. The negotiations with the Westminster Council are now completed.

Sir W. DAVISON

Owing to the considerable size of the next plane tree, cannot it be left in the pavement as the trees were further along Piccadilly?

Mr. ORMSBY-GORE

I gather that it is a question of the roots. The Underground station has to be built on that side of Piccadilly.