§ 22. Sir Gifford Foxasked the Minister of Transport when it is anticipated that the construction of the new dual carriage way at Wheatley on the Oxford-High Wycombe road will be started and when it will be completed; whether the dual carriageway will have a pedestrian cross over; and whether he will consider introducing a 30-miles-per-hour speed-limit in the meantime?
§ The Minister of Transport (Mr. Burgin)I am not yet in a position to add to the information which I gave to my hon. Friend on 22nd March regarding the scheme for this new road. The existing road cannot, in my opinion, be deemed to be a road in a built-up area and I should not, therefore, be prepared to approve the introduction of a speed-limit. I will, however, consider whether some immediate steps can be taken to effect an improvement of the road from the point of view of safety.