Sir W. LANE MITCHELLasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that the Chief Constables' Association have passed a resolution to the effect that in the interests of public safety it is desirable to alter the present rule of walking on the footpath and to use every endeavour to cause the public to keep to the left instead of to the right, and that similar resolutions have now been passed by every national organisation of local authorities in the country; and whether the Home Office is prepared to take any steps in the matter?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI understand that at a meeting of the Chief Constables' Association—which is an unofficial body representing only city and borough chief constables—a resolution was passed in favour of this change; but, so far as the opinion of chief constables has been ascertained through the district conferences, it appears that there is much diversity of view. I do not think the advantages of the proposed change are so clear as to justify any action on my part.