HC Deb 27 January 1970 vol 794 c1191
14. Mr. Turton

asked the Minister of Transport whether he will now publish the results of the survey on road accidents on the Al between Boroughbridge and Scotch Corner.

Mr. Bob Brown

No, Sir. The survey to which the right hon. Member refers is a report prepared for further consideration within the Department of the problems involved. It is not the practice for such internal papers to be published.

Mr. Turton

Is the Joint Parliamentary Secretary aware that there is great public concern about the number of accidents on this stretch of trunk road? Is it not unsatisfactory that the Minister should be receiving secret reports from his experts on these accidents that are being withheld from the local road safety committee?

Mr. Brown

I cannot accept that any secret reports have been received by my right hon. Friend. There has been a report from the Road Safety Unit which has included several recommendations for improving the position on this road. The right hon. Gentleman knows well enough that he has had a communication from my right hon. Friend indicating the measures set out in the report and the steps we intend to take to implement the recommendations. We could not have been fairer than that.