§ 5. Squadron-Leader Sir Gifford Foxasked the Minister of Works whether he will consider redesigning the entrances into the Royal Parks, with a view to accelerating the flow of traffic and enabling advantage to be taken of modern dual carriageway construction; and whether he will give an assurance that the Royal Parks will not be surrounded by iron railings, the reason for the retention of these being in the past as a bulwark against civil disturbances and strikes.
§ Mr. TomlinsonI am not aware that the entrances to the Royal Parks generally are inadequate for present traffic requirements, and I am not anxious to see the volume and speed of traffic within the Royal Parks increased. As regards the latter part of the Question, whilst I cannot accept the hon. Member's reasons for the former existence of the railings, there is no intention of restoring them at present.
§ Sir G. FoxIs the Minister aware that the entrances into Hyde Park are complete bottlenecks and out of date for modern traffic requirements, and that I have not asked for a speed limit to be increased in the Park?
§ Mr. TomlinsonBottlenecks do not exist only there, but in other parts of London as well, and I do not think they are all due to the park entrances.