HC Deb 23 November 1955 vol 546 cc1447-8
42. Miss Herbison

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he is yet in a position to give a reply to a letter sent to him on 27th September by the Member for North Lanark on the question of de-controlling part of the road at Harthill, Lanarkshire.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

I wrote to the hon. Lady on 18th November.

Miss Herbison

Since the contents of that letter are wholly unsatisfactory, and since the local authority and the chief constable were against the derestricting of this road, will the Minister tell the House on whose advice he reached the decision to derestrict it?

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

The decision was taken on my responsibility, which I fully accept, after very careful consideration of all the views expressed, including, of course, those of the hon. Lady.

Miss Herbison

Would the Minister answer the question and say on whose advice he reached the decision, since it was completely against the advice of all the responsible people and bodies in Lanarkshire?

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

The decision is taken on my responsibility, and I am not bound to say, and ought not to be pressed to say, on whose advice.