§ 23. Mr. Edelmanasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether his attention has been drawn to the dangers incurred by workers at the Triumph Company's works when leaving work on the A.45 road between Allesley and Meriden; and what action he is taking in order to improve the safety conditions of the road.
§ Mr. NugentYes, Sir. Conditions on this length of road will be greatly improved when the road works now in progress are completed. As a temporary measure, suitable warning notices have been erected.
§ Mr. EdelmanWhile thanking the hon. Gentleman for that reply, may I ask whether he will bear in mind that 47 people were killed or injured on this stretch of road during the last year and that during December more people were killed on the roads in the Coventry area than in any month in the ten previous years? Whilst I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the emergency measures he has taken, may I ask whether he will take special and extraordinary measures in this area which has caused the greatest concern in the whole district?
§ Mr. NugentI am aware that there is a bad accident record on this road, and that is why we are now pushing on with the road works.