§ 53. Brigadier-General SPEARSasked the Minister of Transport whether, now that the Great West Road has been narrowed by the construction of a central division, he will consider laying down cyclist tracks on either side of this road; and whether the section of the Great West Road near Colnbrook, which has been closed to traffic for a long time, will be reopened in the near future?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAIn answer to the first part of the question, I am discussing with the Middlesex County Council the provision of cycle tracks on the Great West Road in so far as such tracks are practicable. In answer to the second part of the question, the date depends on the result of the experiment now being conducted in a new road surfacing material.
§ Brigadier-General SPEARSIs the Minister aware that this experiment is to continue over a number of years and that great congestion is due to the fact that this particular section of the road so far has not been reopened?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAYes.