§ 74. Mr. Simon Mahonasked the Minister of Transport what study he has made of the representations made to his Department by the hon. Member for Bootle, the Chief Constable of Bootle and others, relating to the dangers to children 227W in the Dunnings Bridge Road area at Bootle; and if he will introduce a 40 miles per hour speed limit on this road, in view of the fact that this area has a high density child population.
§ Mr. Tom FraserThe Bootle County Borough Council's application for consent to a 40 m.p.h. speed limit was carefully considered when it was submitted in 1961. The matter was reviewed in the light of views expressed last summer by my hon. Friend, the Council, the Chief Constable and others, but on the evidence the decision reached was that conditions on this road did not justify a speed limit. If my hon. Friend has any information to supplement that which was received by the Ministry a year ago I shall, of course, be glad to consider it.