HC Deb 12 May 1971 vol 817 cc372-3
51. Mr. Kelley

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he intends to take to establish the pelican crossing on the A18 at Edenthorpe, which has been promised for more than 12 months.

The Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. Eldon Griffiths)

An order was placed in April. Delivery is expected in July, with installation in August.

Mr. Kelley

Is the hon. Gentleman aware that this is hardly satisfactory? This pelican crossing was proposed by his Department, in conflict with the opinion of the local people, the parish council and the rural district council, and we are now reaching a peak of heavy summer traffic to the coast in Yorkshire. Something should have been done before now to establish this crossing, before there is any further loss of limb and life?

Mr. Griffiths

The hon. Gentleman might have pressed that point on my predecessor. An order was placed in April, delivery is expected in July and the installation in August.