HC Deb 05 December 1962 vol 668 cc1300-1
30. Mr. Hocking

asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware of the need for a pedestrian crossing in Leamington Road, Coventry, between the junction of Daventry Road and Leamington Road and Stivichall Croft and Leamington Road; and what action he proposes to take in the matter.

Mr. Hay

It seems doubtful, from a preliminary investigation, if there is sufficient justification for a crossing here. No formal application for one has been made to us by the city council.

Mr. Hocking

Is my hon. Friend aware that the local ratepayers' association has been pressing for this crossing for several years? Es he aware that this road cuts through a neighbourhood unit and that many of my constituents have to cross the road to shop, to go to church or to go to school and that they have been told that, if there were a fatal accident there, the local authority would then do something about it? Could not something be done before a fatal accident occurs?

Mr. Hay

If the city council makes a formal application for a crossing, the case will be considered on its merits, as is always done.

Sir L. Plummer

Is the hon. Gentleman aware of the considerable unease in London about the delay which takes place in the Ministry in the provision of pedestrian crossings? I refer particularly to the need for them in my own constituency. Can he do anything to speed up decisions in the Ministry?

Mr. Hay

I am not aware of any complaints about delay in the consideration of these cases. If the hon. Gentleman has cases in mind and will let me have particulars, I shall investigate them. There is certainly no universal complaint, to my knowledge.