HC Deb 05 April 1933 vol 276 c1753
23. Sir IAN MACPHERSON

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many motor accidents took place on Chelsea Embankment on the night of Thursday, the 30th March; what, if any, were the casualties; and what the damage done?

The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir John Gilmour)

Three accidents occurred on Chelsea Embankment on the night in question, but the second and third arose out of the first. They involved serious injury to one person and slight injury to a police constable. The damage consisted of one car wrecked, a lamp standard smashed, the guard posts on a refuge displaced and three cars slightly damaged.

Sir I. MACPHERSON

Will the right hon. Gentleman take into consideration the advisability of having a speed limit for this racing track?

Sir J. GILMOUR

No, Sir, but I can say that I have been in consultation with the Commissioner of Police, who is looking carefully into the problem.

Mr. McGOVERN

Can the Minister inform the House whether that was the night when certain manuscripts were lost?