§ 42 and 43. Lieut.-Colonel MAYHEWasked the Minister of Transport (1) whether he will now request the railway and canal companies and other bridge authorities to supply him with a schedule showing which bridges throughout the country they propose to restrict when Section 25 of the Road Traffic Act comes into operation;
(2) whether he can inform the House what roads throughout the country will be closed to traffic above six tons when 1790 he puts Section 25 of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, into operation?
§ Mr. PYBUSI have no power to require bridge authorities to supply me with such a schedule, and I am not in a position to say upon what bridges restrictions will be placed when the Section 25 is put into force.
§ 49. Lieut.-Colonel MAYHEWasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that one of the railway companies has affixed notices, since the passing of the Road Traffic Act, restricting key bridges on the main roads leading to the port of Liverpool; and whether he will exercise his powers under tale Act to prevent this restriction of access by road transport to the port of Liverpool?
§ Mr. PYBUSI have no knowledge of the facts to which my hon. and gallant Friend refers but if he will be good enough to furnish me with further information as to the railway company and the bridges concerned, I will cause inquiries to be made.
Lieut.-Colonel J. SANDEMAN ALLENWill the hon. Gentleman consider the serious effect which this would have upon tile new road tunnel which is being made under the Mersey?