§ 21. Captain Pilkingtonasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will make a statement on the 1955 Report of the Road Research Board; and, in particular, on its conclusion that the present road programme has no hope of keeping pace with the increasing traffic.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the Answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for St. Marylebone (Sir W. Wakefield) on 31st October, which said that the Government have in hand the largest roads programme which, in their view, is possible in present economic circumstances.
§ Captain PilkingtonDo the Government accept the principle that if we are to prosper in an increasingly competitive world we must have efficient transport facilities? If so, when are the Government going to give them to us?
§ Mr. WatkinsonI certainly accept the principle, and that includes railways, air transport and a great many other things as well as roads.