§ 45. Miss Baconasked the Minister of Transport why repair work is being done to the road outside St. Pancras and King's Cross stations in the middle of July, so causing dislocation at the height of the holiday period.
§ Mr. HayThese are improvements urgently needed to improve traffic conditions at King's Cross. They should result in better traffic movement and savings in police manpower.
§ Miss BaconIs the hon. Gentleman aware that by that answer he has proved that he has not been in that area during certain times of the day? Is he aware 423 that what I thought was temporary dislocation at the time I put down the Question is in fact to be permanent chaos in the area? Is he aware that people desiring to catch trains at King's Cross Station now find themselves in a queue for about 20 minutes, and that those arriving at St. Pancras and desiring to go westwards must first go 300 or 400 yards eastwards, 20 minutes later finding themselves on the opposite side of the road?
§ Mr. HayI assure the hon. Lady that there will be no condition of permanent chaos at this place. What we are trying to do is to improve the traffic flow, something on which the House has consistently helped us. I hope that this improvement will be completed within a short time.