HC Deb 13 November 1945 vol 415 cc1889-90
4. Mr. Spearman

asked the Minister of Works why the Victoria Tower Gardens, which used to be left open to the public, are now closed at 5.30.

Mr. Tomlinson

The gardens were left open during the war to provide access to the emergency water supply in the static water tank. Access had also to be available to Royal Air Force personnel manning the balloon barrage on the site. Such access being no longer necessary, the pre-war practice of closing the gardens at dusk has been reintroduced.

Mr. Spearman

Will the right hon. Gentleman say why they should not be left open now? Is he aware that it is the practice of some local residents to exercise their dogs in the evening?

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