§ 53. Mr. Remnantasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will make regulations enabling the extension of no parking orders to main streets and main highways with only a short and stated time for delivery before 11 a.m.
§ Mr. MolsonOutside the London Traffic Area, the initiative for making orders regulating the waiting of vehicles rests with the local authorities. Inside the London Traffic Area, where waiting restrictions are our responsibility, my right hon. Friend is considering making changes. He has already consulted the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee, who are awaiting the report due in September of the Survey of Parking Facilities of Inner London which is likely to contain recommendations about the hours at which restrictions in that area should begin.
§ Mr. RemnantWill my right hon. Friend give an undertaking that he will take a strong line to get rid of as much parking as possible, consistent with the setting down and picking up of passengers and/or goods? Is it not the case that parking is surely one of the major factors leading to congestion?
§ Mr. MolsonIt is because we recognise this to be the case that we have made provision for dealing with the matter in the Road Traffic Bill.