§ Sir S. Herbertasked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the parking of private cars till late hours of the night, with consequent obstruction to the sleep of the residents in the narrow one-way street, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden; and, if so, whether he can see his way to assisting the police, handicapped as they are through lack of man-power in dealing with this difficulty, by prohibiting the use of this thoroughfare as a midnight car-park?
§ Mr. Hore-BelishaI have every sympathy with sufferers from the kind of unjustifiable disturbance referred to, and I trust that all users of motor vehicles will at all times have consideration for house dwellers alongside the roads. Meanwhile any use of Maiden Lane in the manner mentioned would be unauthorised, as it is not an appointed parking place, and I am not aware that the powers of the Commissioner of Police are inadequate to deal with the situation.