HC Deb 29 June 1955 vol 543 c381
15. Captain Pilkington

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what increase of vehicles he estimates will be on the roads by 1965.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

It is impossible to state a precise figure so far ahead. I am working on the basis that the increase will be very large.

Captain Pilkington

Is my right hon. Friend satisfied that the Government's present plans will be able to deal with the increased traffic on the roads, and will he not try to get a bigger and better scheme for road improvement?

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

Those are interesting questions, but I do not think they arise from the Question on the Order Paper.