Mr. MITCHELLasked the Minister of Transport, whether, in view of the perils to cyclists caused by the inadequate upkeep of many public roads by local authorities, particularly in permitting potholes, he will consider what action he could usefully take to diminish this state of affairs to which is in part attributable the weekly number of traffic fatalities and mishaps?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAMy Department is constantly in touch with the responsible local authorities concerned in all cases in which it is alleged that the state of the road has contributed to an accident, in order that any such defects may be remedied.