§ 68. Sir NICHOLAS GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the Home Secretary how many fatal road accidents have occurred in the Metropolitan area during the last recorded period; and in how many cases has he exercised the power to inquire into the causes of the accidents under Section 23 of the Road Traffic Act, 1930?
§ Sir J. GILMOURDuring the quarter ending on 30th September last, 309 persons were killed in road accidents in the Metropolitan Police District and the City of London. The powers under Section 23 of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, and Section 12 of the London Traffic Act, 1924, to direct inquiries to be made into the causes of accidents are conferred not upon me but upon my hon. Friend the Minister of Transport.
§ Sir A. M. SAMUELIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that if we put this question to the Minister of Transport he informs us that the power has not been conferred upon him, but upon the Home Office?