HC Deb 06 December 1946 vol 431 cc152-3W
Mr. Janner

asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the value of the recent report prepared for him by an economist as to the annual monetary cost of road accidents, he will arrange in the near future for a similar report to be made indicating the annual monetary loss caused through inadequate roads, bottlenecks, traffic-jams and bad layout.

Mr. Barnes

I should be glad to know what is the annual monetary loss to the country due to traffic congestion, but, so far, although the advice of a number of experts has been sought, no reliable method has been suggested of obtaining this figure.