§ Mr. Lawasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware of the inconvenience being caused to residents in Stafford Court, W.8, on account of the use of Phillimore Walk as a parking place for British European Airways buses; and if the police will arrange for a more suitable parking place to be allocated in a non-residential area.
§ Mr. EdeI understand that Phillimore Walk is used by coaches for picking up and setting down passengers as part of a route approved by the licensing authority for public service vehicles, and any alteration of the arrangement is a matter for that authority.
§ Mr. Lawasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware of the annoyance being caused to residents in Abingdon Villas, Kensington, W.8, on account of the heavy traffic at 56W all hours of the day and night in connection with the new British European Airways Station which has been opened in Kensington; and if the police will take steps to divert this traffic through a non-residential area.
§ Mr. EdeAs the vehicles concerned are not on service the operators are at liberty to use any route they may choose, but they use this route on police advice for general traffic convenience. The Commissioner of Police is, however, examining the possibility of re-routing the coaches after traffic peak hours.