§ Mr. W. THORNEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of 296W Transport if he has received any protest from the Hendon District Council against the scheme of arterial roads proposed by the Ministry of Transport in the Hendon district; if he is aware that recently the Hendon District Council built at least 100 houses out of public money, some of which will be demolished to give way to the new roads; that the Hendon District Council has stated that if the suggestions made to the Ministry of Transport by the Council were carried out it would have saved the Ministry about £50,000; that notices have already been served on some of the owners of the houses in consequence of the houses having to be pulled down; and if he intends taking any action in the matter?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MOORE-BRABAZONThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The line proposed for the new Watford By-Pass through Hendon has been very carefully surveyed by officers of my Department in conjunction with the Middlesex County Council, and every alternative has, I believe, been examined. A further conference, however, has been arranged with representatives of the Hendon U.D.C. and the Middlesex County Council for Friday next, 18th January, and any representations which the District. Council may then make will receive the fullest consideration.