§ 18. Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Minister of Transport when a new completion date for the conversion of signs on primary roads and for the change-over of remaining signs will be announced.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe Traffic Signs Regulations, 1964 already require all regulatory signs to be changed by the end of this year.
In the autumn we hope, in conjunction with my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Wales, to consult representative organisations about the conversion programme for other signs and to prescribe a terminal date for the change-over of signs on primary routes. The timetable for the remaining signs will depend on the progress made with primary route signs.
§ Mr. WalkerIs the Minister aware that originally the date for the primary routes was December, 1967? That date was then taken out. As the Minister himself promised in March that a date would be announced, can we expect that date very soon, and that it will be a date not too far ahead?
§ Mr. MorrisThe hon. Gentleman will appreciate that we must have very full consultations with the local authorities. These will take place and the dates must be realistic in order to ensure that the work meets whatever terminal date is agreed upon.