§ 31. Mr. Liptonasked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the traffic congestion caused by the Earls Court motor show, he will enter into discussions with the organisers to hold the show further away from the centre of London.
§ Mr. HayWe are aware of the traffic problems caused by the motor show. But a central site has advantages and I hope that the experiment in one-way working in the Earls Court Road-Warwick Road area, which is to start soon, will make things easier.
§ Mr. LiptonIs the hon. Gentleman aware that he is being very optimistic to expect that one-way traffic working will do very much to minimise the enormous congestion which makes the motor show the worst week or two for London traffic during the whole year? Will he consider the advisability, in view of the lack of parking facilities and the fact that Earls Court is now too small for the exhibition, of asking the motor show people to hold their show at Farnborough, or somewhere like that, where there is plenty of room to put up tents and hundreds of thousands of cars can go there?
§ Mr. HayThe hon. Gentleman is incurably pessimistic. I think that he should wait to see whether this scheme is as effective as we are quite sure it will be.