HC Deb 22 November 1961 vol 649 c1332
39. Mr. Walker

asked the Minister of Transport what proportion of the A.449 road between Worcester and Kidderminster has been marked with either double white lines or with hazard lines; and what is the daily average of passenger car units that use the road.

Mr. Hay

Sixty-one per cent. and 14,000 respectively.

Mr. Walker

Does my hon. Friend agree that the figures he has just given probably account for the fact that on this stretch of road there has been a serious accident every two weeks for the past three years? When may we expect something to be done about this stretch of road?

Mr. Hay

No; I do not accept the interpretation my hon. Friend puts upon the figures I gave.

Mr. Walker

May I have a reply to the second part of my supplementary question? When does my hon. Friend expect something to be done about the appalling conditions on this road?

Mr. Hay

My hon. Friend had better table a Question on that subject.